BOP Program Statement 5242.01 § 5

The Bureau obtains data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), noting an

inmate’s Veteran status (regardless of discharge type), which is placed in the Bureau’s Veterans

Database. The Veterans Database is an independent system that is managed and tracked by

WASPB staff to monitor trends in the number of Veterans at the institution, regional and

national levels. The Regional Inmate Veterans Program Manager may request this information

to assist in the management of the inmate Veterans.

The Bureau utilizes a screening process to identify Veteran inmates in its custody. The process

begins at the initial program review when unit team staff ask the inmate if they are a Veteran or

have a spouse or parent who is a Veteran. An inmate with a parent or spouse who is a Veteran

may be eligible to receive some Veteran benefits. Unit team staff then utilize available

documentation, such as the Presentence Report (PSR), to verify this information, if possible.

Once this information is obtained, the unit team staff enter it into Insight. This information is

then automatically migrated from Insight into SENTRY, which populates several CMA codes

for tracking purposes.

The CMA codes generated in SENTRY include the following:

VETERAN Y - This code is generated when an inmate indicates they are a Veteran

VETERAN N – This code is generated when an inmate indicates they are not a Veteran

VET P/S Y – This code is generated when an inmate indicates a parent or spouse is a

Veteran

VET P/S N – This code is generated when an inmate indicates they do not have a parent or

spouse who is a Veteran or do not know the information.

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