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8/17/69 MCC BCP
14+ years CHIEF PSYCHOLOGIST (11 YEARS)
MCC BROOKLYN STAFF PSYCHN 03-06
06-08 FEARFULNESS
b.s. CINEMATOLOGY
MS CANCERING (MTT)
MS CLINICAL CANCERING
PHD
STAFF
RHINOWAY & JERSEY STATE PRISON - PSYCHOLOGIST 6YEARS
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP 1 YEAR
INTERNSHIP - MIAMI - INLUT MTI TREATMENT
PDC MIAMI - EXTENSIONSHIP - LENA WALKER - BATTERED WOMEN'S
PROGRAM
VERSIGNITY
• FEARFULNESS (S), STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST (U), ONG ABOVE CARE., OT SPEE.
Ensures patients are seen, appropriate documentation
consists on cases as needed
Fearful reports - get them at an time
• reads all when they are new, then mat review
• reads all reports she signs off on
• seeing MAT patients then normal
7- 3:30 M-F

Intake
PSI Q - all inmates fill it out - MHT history as well
as current symptoms they feel
-> any new issues they are seen w/ in 14 days
They typically do 7 days, try to do it that day
Care Code 1 - least significant + - not no requirements
2.: MHT histories , controlled mental health problems >
- seen monthly
3: & more severe - must be seen every week
if not stable in GP - they go to hospitalization
-goal is to get stable - if they deteriorate - then

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go to a hospital
4: Mat severe than a 3, seen everyday
"psychosis"
codes can be an suicide watch (sw)
-> many times its manipulation (ie: not getting along w/ guard,
new climate get out of jail to hospital)
( psychologist meets w/ person - meds, coping skills
if they do this 2-3x get bumped to code 2 to be met
w/ in a month

watch - immediately suicidal
lights BP 247 , constant water , smoke , special blanket
matress
observation - not c every BOP signs - there when she
got there
step program to see how they do
constant observation, 1:1 all wants
light breathing their coming back, might get books
SW can be detrimental if an SW larger than needed
Any psychologist can take AP S.W., they do consult sometimes
consult w/ Warden, Monday morning , Friday close at meeting
(kept warden) Thursdays and meetings
Zarcaiore w. Captain, SUP Attorney, _______ Warden, Duty Officer
Executive Assistant
Dept Head Meeting Wednesday

only remembered detox BOP prison
#1 intake // note page 4 - consult //
didn't mark anything on PSYQ - had he not been
he would have gone to GP (GenPip), but due to crimes Magp
best to do intake - said he was fine - care code 1
after court - put on obs precautionary W/C of what would
happen
#2 Risk assessment - most angry he was as obs
no hx of suicidality or sub.abuse, no major med. concerns
polite but annoyed, no overt risk factors
risk factors: sex offender, high prof crime, only 1 living brother
- didn't appear/report depression, diaria report anything

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#3 Suicide Risk Assessment + from <empty>
#2 Quote "Being alive is fun" <empty> took it genuinely

#4 July 10 - kept on as an extra day even though he appeared fine due to having concerns Executive Staff notified of these Associate Warden, Warden Skeeter Tartaglione (sp?) wasn't on a discussion, but believes its BIC He was a cop w/ a lot to loose realizes He would be more a few weeks even w/ bail

• knows he will have a cellmate

•E acted like staff worked for them -ie: planning ahead.

• doesn't like shop, wants single cell.

July 11.

taken off obs., at attorney meeting ~12nr/day.

• spoke to min @ attency conf; E was mocking. Saying he would never be suicidas

	- Palm Beach attorney.

• wanted brown uniform for att. meetings, wank ree, wank phone calls. - Female officer told E had 2 calls possibly officer Days 'passed on his concerns To Shu LT.

July 16 - after bail hearing, attorney conference rm
calle a month, ORM does a shu review
E called for <empty> - treating her like assistant
constricted her b/c his needs weren't being met
NO psygn concerns, requested kosher diet
July 18 - attempted shu review - didn't see min b/c she
was in attorney conference
<empty> got called & was found w/ loose noe c/w very
light marks, when she turned around marks were
darker
He was rocking on floor
ordered
Uts & duty psych know - suicide risk assessment
① gaming - for both
② and fantasizing > hypochondrias
③ rehersa'
④ assault by climate

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placed on SW
E Tavis ne doesn't remember what happened
F told staff he didn't want to be here.
denied suicidatity, had future plans, acted like a big
kid. wanted to learn, wanted to fight case
Dr. Bivens kept him on S.W.
-> recording

Next day (June 24) - E fearful to return to his cell
wi' climate. CM called him pedophile, CM was playing w/ bedsheet, He felt asleep and
woke up shivering
- denied being suicidal, reported being unhappy wi/
legal situation, slept well last night, eating, sleeping
drinking, asking for hygiene products, legal visits
took off S.W., stopped down to psych-OBS
- allows to have clothes and materials w/ observation
not any clearer on 3 hypothesis
E is creating duotrope to play both sides.
E charming
E attorneys never contacted psychology voicing an opinion
on his mindset of suicidality

July 25 - Psychodynamic Contact - done by <empty>
- E smiling - "welcome back" - good spirits
E claimed he was baffled after being confronted by
<empty> anxieties going on. Says maybe <empty> can give
him cues
continued w/ requests/complaints
I have a life and want to go back to living my life
- Doesn't want to go back to SHU
- kept an open PSYCH DOx for answering questions

July 24 - [REDACTED] want to see him again. E wanted trust
again - continues w/ complaints, makes jokes
still doesn't answer Dr./M questions about incident
Called [REDACTED] on being jewish - made joke -
no acute * symptoms
it's against jewish religion to commit suicide

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• E said he doesn't like pain and didn't want to hurt himself
• E had been interacting w/ companions
july 27 - Dr. Emerg saw him - kept on psych ops.
#4 didn't answer questions still
anxious about returning to shv b/c He doesn't know how he
got the marks
Lt. Doctor still didn't have answers as to whether there
was an assault.
july 28 - <empty> - same thing
AS starts waving mec therapeutically, provided handouts to
go back to housing
no signs in logbooks showing suicidality, participating
in legal meetings
still no contact from E attorneys

7129 - <empty> sees E
getting comfortable - wants to stay in psych ops
coordinator
National Suicide Prevention
- Dr. Nagel
see - got involved w/ climate issue
7125 email
#6

* wanting in not pag trying to get things alone.
* E wanted own CPAP (which has card)
7139 - getting ready to place him in SHU   [REDACTED]   Psych O/S
[REDACTED] consulted doc. Staff on staying extra night in SHU
W/O CPAP, or SHU w/ CPAP - choose Psych O/S.

#7 [REDACTED] transitioned E to SHU next day - Email
7150 - E want to SHU

Dr. M - very important SHU inmates have estimates
#8 | 9
    ↓ privacy
    distraction
provides rescue opportunity
training on abuse/twntt quarterly to SHU employees
All employees 1 year suicide prevention

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SHU

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7+ days as 2417 observation
<empty> - <empty> did not have conversation w/ <empty>
& close at meeting - I really wanted single cell
captains

<empty> - all Lts should know climate policy due to training,
and them constantly (psych) reminding them
There was still a climate label at E docr.
Rounds are important to see an inmate is alone

Rounds - <empty> awareness
- She wouldn't be told by officers like SHES Ex. STAF
- Inmates wait for her b/c officers will retaliate"
- <empty> is regimented and regularly does what she asks
* Never heard rounds aren't completed C might

Will - Aug 8 - <empty> didn't know
that would have been a red flag - He would have
been placed on Psych obs.
Attorneys didnt tell Psych about the Will

Female attorney - Complaints about water, vending, housing
wl a murder

Aug 8 - SHU meeting see
sign in sheets. unit #3 team members,
Ex staff, attorneys MCE
nothing significant discussed about E.

<empty> want to SHU rounds to see E - had climate
E on lower bunk - no visible problems, good spirits
Got pack# for phone calls, asked for books
repeated getting along w/ climate

1st attempt to get out on bail
Didn't suggest camera room, warden didnt suggest it
b/c <empty> wanted TE to have climate
Dr.M has never gone to attorney conference for any
other patients/inmate

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lack of climate ,understanding
3 suicide risk assessments #1 is unusual
1 by judges order

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