It's not even October yet, but this episode feels tailor made for Halloween. It's no secret that the BOP is deeply dysfunctional, dangerous, and dehumanizing. And the stories of deprivation and death inside the walls of the BOP abound.
But lawyers are not telling these stories enough at sentencing, and as a result, Judges often have no idea of the real scope of punishment they are inflicting.
Therefore, it's important to share these true stories, and then act on them- in every case, and in every way you can.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Horror stories of death and deprivation in the BOP;
- The BOP’s form letter parlor trick;
- The danger of going to an FMC;
- The danger of being in transit;
- How inmates are threatening suicide to get adequate medical treatment;
- Stories of hope – how lawyers and their experts are slowly but surely achieving results by telling the story of prison;
- A list of action items for telling the story of, and hopefully FIXING, the BOP.
LINKS:
OIG Compendium of BOP issues: https://oig.justice.gov/news/compendium-federal-bureau-prisons-oversight-products
Expert Prison Consultants (Maureen Baird & Jan Perdue): https://expertprisonconsultants.com/
Walter Pavlo: www.Prisonology.com
60 minutes piece with Collette Peters: https://youtu.be/3l6wdVxr6nE?si=71Wy9-d9WoQkDh6B
Furman Opinion (U.S. v. Chavez): https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/22cr303%20US%20v%20Chavez%20Opinion%201.4.2024-1.pdf
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Other BOP PODCAST EPISODES:
Prison Consultants and the Myth of the Fixer: https://setforsentencing.com/podcast/prison-consultants-and-the-myth-of-the-fixer-how-to-separate-substance-from-snake-oil/
BOP Stands for Big Ol’ Problems: Exposing Dysfunction & Danger at the Federal Bureau of Prisons https://youtu.be/kYn1uq-Hfes?si=b6fWmPDMdc8Soe0_
BOP Stands for “Backwards On Purpose” With Current BOP inmate Bilal Kahn: https://youtu.be/MQjT-anqAjg?si=sVk0c3yn-T96AyZ
Telling the story of Prison at Sentencing with Maureen Baird: https://youtu.be/fCls6d1pzuA?si=kprd9q2DCaI7XPie
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BILAL KHAN BOOK LINKS:
SURVIVING PRETRIAL, by BILAL KHAN, ON AMAZON: https://a.co/d/9ZhE9h5
THE 2255 MOTION HANDBOOK: A POST-CONVICTION RELIEF GUIDE FOR FEDERAL INMATES:https://a.co/d/atpF2AP
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BOP IN THE NEWS:
This compelling and comprehensive NPR article came out right before this podcast ep
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