BOP Program Statement 5332.01 § 3

When inmates are housed outside of a Bureau facility, they may receive services from

contractors. This is most common during the reentry process. When contracts for services are

used, the Statement of Work will include a suicide prevention plan or program that meets

American Correctional Association (ACA) standards.

a. Community Reentry Affairs Branch (CRB). The Community Treatment Services (CTS)

section of the CRB is responsible for the establishment and oversight of community-based

mental health, substance use, and sex offender treatment services. CTS sets standards for

community providers for the recognition of and appropriate response to individuals with a

history of SDV (e.g., crisis intervention procedures). CTS is the primary office for collecting

information from institution staff (e.g., Case Management Coordinator [CMC], Health Services,

Unit Management, Psychology Services) about an inmate’s mental health needs (e.g., continuity

of care for individuals subject to an elevated risk of SDV). CTS will consult with the PSB when

there are complex cases and/or system-wide or interagency issues. They will work closely with

the Residential Reentry Management Branch (RRMB) to facilitate placement in geographic

locations with appropriate resources and connect individuals with those resources.

b. Residential Reentry Management Branch (RRMB). The RRMB is responsible for

collaborating with the CRB to coordinate placement for individuals at risk for suicide (e.g.,

history of SDV) releasing through Residential Reentry Centers (RRC) and Home Confinement.

Residential Reentry Managers (RRMs) will monitor contract facilities regularly to determine

their capability to manage at-risk populations effectively. The RRM will consult with CRB and

the NSPC if questions arise about the adequacy of a contract facility’s suicide prevention

program or about the need to transfer a potentially suicidal resident to a different facility. The

RRM will contact the PSB when there are system-wide or interagency issues. In the event of a

suicide, the RRMB will notify the NSPC and all evidence and documentation will be preserved

to provide data and support for a subsequent Psychological Reconstruction, as outlined in

Section 16 of this program statement.

c. Institution Psychology Services. Chief Psychologists are responsible for ensuring critical

mental health information, specifically suicide risk (e.g., acute, chronic) and known destabilizing

factors are communicated to Unit Management, CTS, and the RRMB for inmates who have

received or are awaiting a designation to an RRC or home confinement. This is typically

accomplished as described in Program Statement Treatment and Care of Inmates with Mental

Illness. Acutely suicidal inmates are treated prior to transfer to an RRC or home confinement.

Inmates with chronic suicide risk as identified in the EHR may be transferred to an RRC or home

confinement and will require connection with community mental health providers.

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