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Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Handling of the Transfer of Inmate James "Whitey" Bulger

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
23-007
Component, if applicable: 
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Investigation
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
11
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Reassess its policies to incorporate enhanced communication among personnel involved in inmate transfer decisions.
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that its written procedures and practices regarding medical transfer codes and paperwork are consistent.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Consider modifying its policies to require BOP personnel to review an inmate’s medical records before making decisions that impact the inmate’s medical care.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Modify its policies to require reviews of inmate medical care levels either upon specified changes in inmates’ medical care or at regular intervals, such as annually, and reassess its policies to incorporate enhanced communication among clinical providers involved in inmate medical care level decisions.
6 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Closely examine the Medical Care Level Guidelines and Medical Classification Algorithm for needed clarity and improvement.
7 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Modify the Medical Care Level Guidelines to address how an inmate’s noncompliance with medical treatment should impact the inmate’s medical care level classification, regardless of the patient’s reason for noncompliance.
8 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Consider limiting the number of BOP personnel who receive notification of an inmate’s impending transfer, especially for Broad Publicity and other high-risk inmates. For example, the BOP should consider discontinuing distribution of transfer information to group email inboxes accessible by numerous personnel, many of whom would not have reason to be notified of the transfer.
9 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Reassess and clarify the BOP’s policies regarding maintaining the confidentiality of information regarding designations, redesignations, and transfers of inmates, and provide training to BOP employees on these policies.
10 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Reassess its policies regarding assessing and ensuring the security of inmates at the time of designation, redesignation, and transfer and consider (a) adding specific criteria for BOP officials within DSCC, OMDT, and Central Office to consider before approving the designation and redesignation of Broad Publicity and other CIM inmates; (b) whether changes should be made to the criteria for considering an inmate to be a member, leader, associate, former member, or drop-out of Organized Crime; (c) requiring that additional categories of inmates, such as inmates of a certain level of public notoriety, be referred to Senior Intelligence Designators or the Central Office Intelligence Office, prior to transfer; and (d) adding steps for receiving institutions to take to plan for the arrival of inmates of a certain level of public notoriety.
11 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Create specific procedures for assigning inmates to units within facilities, which may include security considerations, SIS approval, and approval from the warden or other high-level officials.
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