U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Metropolitan Correctional Center New York Ncw York, New York 10007 MEMORANDUM FORS WARDEN, METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK FROM: Chief Psychologist, MCC Ncw York THRU: ssociate Warden, Programs, MCC New York SUBJECT: RESUBMITTAL OF PROCEDURAL MEMORANDUM FOR PSY ALERT INMATES I. PURPOSE: To establish procedures at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), New York, New York, with regard to inmates with a PSY ALERT assignment. 2. DEFINITION: The Case Management Activity (CMA) Psychology Alert (PSY ALERT) assignment is applied to inmates with substantial menial health concerns that require extra care when their housing is changed or they are transferred. Generally, the PSY ALERT assignment is to be applied in special mental health cases that will likely pose management and security concerns for the institution when an inmate's housing is changed or when a transfer occurs. The guiding principle of the PSY ALERT assignment is continuity of care. Inmates with a PSY ALERT assignment arc reviewed by a psychologist upon arrival. Inmates with a l'SY ALERT assignment must always have a face to face interview with a psychologist before releasing to general population. Placement in SHU in lieu of general population is not an acceptable alternative to a face to face interview with a psychologist. If an inmate with a PSY ALERT assignment arrives at the institution during a time period when no psychologist is scheduled to be on duty, the face to face interview is conducted by the Mental Health Duty Officer. EFTA00110557