
Published, The Federal Lawyer: The Critical Role of the Presentence Report
The Presentence Report (PSR) acts as a referral for,
Mental Healthcare Program Participation,
Security Level Placement.
Making The BOP Placement Request Is Based On:
Comprehensive Presentence Interview Preparation
The Presentence Report (PSR): the court’s intake process that documents the defendant’s background, and determines their future.
- Judges use the PSR to determine the length of a sentence.
- The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) uses the same PSR for prison placement.
- The PSR is again used by probation during supervised release.
- Lastly, this same PSR becomes a permanent part of your record – It truly is the gift that keeps on giving!
- Don’t overstate or hide medical and/or mental healthcare issues from the PSR and Probation Officer, why:
- Federal Medical Centers treat both violent and nonviolent offenders of all security levels.
- If it is not included within the PSR – it will definitely not be provided.
- Medication Availability (Approximately 3500 are on Formulary), divided into 3 tiers
- On Formulary, or Available
- Non-Formulary, requiring a lengthy reauthorization process, or
- Just not available. Here similar medications may be substituted, but will they have sufficient efficacy.
- Don’t overstate or hide medical and/or mental healthcare issues from the PSR and Probation Officer, why:
- Making the Placement Request
- A personal narrative, written (and/or video) by the defendant, submitted before the PSI can help with the court if it’s from the heart, and is the truth.
- The Presentence Report (PSR) influences the defendant’s prison placement request when based on:
- the BOP Medical CARE LEVEL I-IV structure.
- Psychology Needs
- Security Requirements
- Legal Release Residence – Aspirational
- Medication Availability