Attorney Allan Ellis discusses the the four-level scale the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employs in the designation process that seeks to correlate prisoners’ perceived medical needs to resources, both at institutions and in their corresponding communities. Learn more about the criteria the BOP uses to determine how federal inmates are classified into the four medical levels and how community medical resources support the medical services available at federal prison facilities.
Bureau of Prisons Designations Based on Medical Need
Alan Ellis
Alan Ellis is a criminal defense lawyer with offices in San Francisco and New York, with more than 50 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, law professor and federal law clerk. He is a nationally recognized authority in the fields of federal sentencing, prison matters, appeals, habeas corpus 2255 motions and international prisoner transfer treaties.
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