COVID In Prison

Omicron, B.1.1.529- Fears Of Catching COVID In Prison When I first started writing on Omicron, B.1.1.529 (a variant of COVID-19), it was back in January 2022, At the time we have watched it become a ‘variant of concern. along with fears of
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Federal Prison Camps

“MINIMUM” FEDERAL PRISON CAMPS (FPC) vs “MINIMUM” SATELLITE CAMPS There are differences;   Minimum Satellite Camps are adjacent to higher secure facilities. Minimum Federal Prison Camps (FPC) are not, hence usually may have “No” Solitary Confinement or Razorwire. This may result in overall
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Long-COVID In Prison

Long-COVID Kara Gormont, former Chief of Staff for the Defense Health Agency. A year and a half after developing Long-COVID in November 2020, she learned, that the military at the time had no process to deal with it. “I truly felt very abandoned by
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Pregnant Inmates

Whether federal or state, all pregnant inmates have the constitutional right to obtain appropriate medical care. To what extent prison policies address pregnancy-related services is one indicator of how that facility and state or federal agency treat pregnant women in its custody. We
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Access 2022

Productive Activities (PA) Access 2022 Program Description This program is designed for incarcerated women who are survivors of domestic violence. It assists women in identifying suitable career options to be economically independent upon reentry. An interactive computer component (which can be printed
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Facing The BOP With: Intellectual Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Social Deficiencies Or Autism

CorrectionalOfficer.org © 2020 – Screen Shot[i] The Skills Program[i] There are only 2 locations nationwide. Do you have clients facing incarceration in the BOP, and who are being treated for intellectual disabilities, neurological impairments, social deficiencies, or autism? If yes; which of the BOP’s ‘2’
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The Federal Lawyer, The Critical Role of the Presentence Report

Availability of Treatment and Rehabilitation in Federal Prison Prisoners have a constitutional right to adequate medical care,1but what that means and how to get needed treatment are often not well understood by attorneys representing criminal defendants. This article attempts to address that
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The 2020 BOP Formulary: Are Your Clients Medications Available?

Like most insurance companies, the BOP has established a 3-tier formulary consisting of approximately 3500 medications, for which they’re available based on cost-containment measures. Noted above, is The BOP’s most recent 2020 Drug Formulary which consists of approximately 3500 medications in toto,
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