BOP Program Statement 5324.07 § 8

arrives at his or her designated facility, staff are to follow

the steps below:

# The first task involves determining if the inmate can be

placed in general population. Ordinarily, an inmate with a

PSY ALERT assignment will not be placed in general

population until a psychologist reviews and clears him or

her.

# The SENTRY-generated Intake Screening Form now includes a

Psychology Alert prompt. When unit team staff see that the

PSYCH ALERT is “YES”, they are to contact Psychology

Services (i.e., Chief or on-call psychologist) for clearance

before placing the inmate in general population.

# When contacted, a psychologist will conduct a face to

face interview, and then determine the inmate’s

suitability for a general population unit. Psychology

Services and the Case Management Coordinator are to develop

local procedures to clear inmates with a PSY ALERT

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assignment (e.g., a psychologist provides written

comments and signature on the Intake Screening form, or

sends a clearance memorandum to the unit team via

Groupwise).

# Based on this interview, a psychologist will determine

whether the PSY ALERT assignment should be removed.

# While the inmate is at a designated institution, a

psychologist will submit relevant information on an inmate

with a PSY ALERT to unit team staff for:

‚ initial classification,

‚ program review meetings, and

‚ pre-release planning.

Unit team staff will request a psychologist’s input when the CMA

assignment of PSY ALERT is displayed on the Program Review Report

form.

# The Chief of Psychology Services will monitor movement of

inmates into a Special Housing Unit, to ensure inmates with

PSY ALERT receive appropriate management and treatment.