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Summary
This legal document, filed on June 26, 2022, details the situation of a defendant at the MDC. After the defendant emailed the Bureau of Prisons Inspector General's Office on June 24, 2022, claiming threats from staff, the Warden and Chief Psychologist assessed her to be at high risk for self-harm. Consequently, instead of placing her in the Special Housing Unit, they put her on suicide watch, noting her inconsistent statements and refusal to cooperate with psychology staff, and suspecting she may be attempting to get a single cell to engage in self-harm.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| the Warden | Warden of the MDC |
Provided information to the Government, was informed of the defendant's email, and made the decision to place the def...
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| the Chief Psychologist | Chief Psychologist of the MDC |
Provided information to the Government, assessed the defendant's risk of self-harm, and made the decision to place he...
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| the defendant | Inmate/Defendant |
Emailed the IG claiming fear for her safety, was assessed for self-harm risk, and was placed on suicide watch.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| MDC | correctional facility |
The facility where the defendant is housed and the events described took place.
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| the Government | government agency |
The recipient of the information from the Warden and Chief Psychologist.
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| Bureau of Prisons Inspector General’s Office (the “IG”) | government agency |
Received an email from the defendant regarding a threat to her safety.
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Timeline (2 events)
2022-06-24
The Warden of the MDC was informed that the Bureau of Prisons Inspector General's Office had received an email from the defendant.
MDC
2022-06-24
The defendant was removed from the general population and placed on suicide watch due to a heightened risk of self-harm, following her report of a threat.
MDC
Locations (2)
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The location where the defendant is held and where the events occurred.
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A specific unit within the MDC where an inmate with safety concerns would ordinarily be placed.
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Relationships (3)
The defendant claimed to the IG that she feared MDC staff members were threatening her safety.
They jointly provided information, assessed the defendant, and made a decision regarding her placement on suicide watch.
The defendant has refused to answer psychology staff’s questions regarding the threat she reported to the IG and refused to tell them what her fear is.
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 679 Filed 06/26/22 Page 2 of 4
Based on information provided by the Warden and the Chief Psychologist of the MDC this morning, the Government understands the following regarding the defendant’s current status and conditions at the MDC. On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Warden of the MDC was informed that the Bureau of Prisons Inspector General’s Office (the “IG”) had received an email directly from the defendant from within the MDC claiming to be in fear for her safety. Apparently the defendant claimed to the IG that she feared MDC staff members were threatening her safety. The Warden and the Chief of Psychology felt obligated to remove the defendant from general population and investigate the defendant’s claim. Ordinarily, an inmate raising such a safety concern would be placed in a single cell of the Special Housing Unit (“SHU”) of the MDC. In circumstances where the facility is concerned that the inmate is at heightened risk of self-harm, however, the MDC will instead place the inmate on suicide watch. The Warden and Chief Psychologist indicated that at least two other inmates have recently been placed on suicide watch in similar circumstances.
Here, the Warden and Chief Psychologist assessed that the defendant is at heightened risk of self-harm, particularly given her upcoming sentencing and sex offender status. As a result, they are not comfortable placing the defendant in the SHU, but they also need to remove the defendant from general population to investigate the threat she reported to the IG. Accordingly, the defendant was placed on suicide watch. Although the defendant has claimed to psychology staff that she is not suicidal, she has refused to answer psychology staff’s questions regarding the threat she reported to the IG. While she claimed to the IG to be in fear for her safety, she refused to tell psychology staff what that fear is. Given the defendant’s inconsistent accounts to the IG and to psychology staff, the Chief Psychologist assesses the defendant to be at additional risk of self-harm, as it appears she may be attempting to be transferred to a single cell where she can engage
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