Description du poste
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
The Mid-Atlantic Consolidated Legal Center (CLC) is part of a team involved in the legal operations associated with several correctional institutions: the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland; the Federal Prison Camp in Morgantown, West Virginia; the Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia; and the Baltimore/D.C. Residential Re-entry Offices. The legal practice at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office covers a wide variety of issues focusing on correctional law, either through administrative channels or litigation in federal court. Issues include, but are not limited to such matters as inmates' conditions of confinement (e.g., medical care, diet and religious accommodations, housing assignments, hygiene and sanitation), post-sentence administration (e.g., sentence computation, First Step Act administration, and inmate discipline), and inmates' reasonable access to the courts (e.g., access to legal materials, legal correspondence, and attorney-client visits). The CLC Attorney handles a wide variety of legal issues focusing on correctional law, which is a practice that relies heavily on constitutional law, tort law, and other administrative law. This practice is primarily civil in nature, and involves providing both prospective advice and guidance and direct litigation support to the United States Attorney's Offices in the District of Maryland and the Northern District of West Virginia. CLC Attorneys provide advice and guidance to all levels of staff, ranging from front-line staff to senior leaders. CLC Attorneys also regularly communicate with defense attorneys, federal prosecutors, federal courts, agency officials, and other law enforcement partners. The CLC Attorney will have thorough knowledge of all aspects of BOP policy and practice, especially as they pertain to FCC Hazelton, FPC Morgantown, and FCI Cumberland. The legal issues covered include, but are not limited to inmates' access to the courts (e.g., access to counsel and legal materials, etc.), conditions of confinement (e.g., medical care, religious accommodations, etc.), post-sentencing processes (e.g., sentence computations and inmate discipline), and post-sentence administration (e.g., First Step Act eligibility determinations). CLC Attorneys also work hand-in-hand with Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of West Virginia and the District of Maryland to respond to litigation filed by inmates against the Warden, the Bureau of Prisons, the United States, and/or agency officials acting in their individual and/or official capacities. Although agency counsel do not have independent litigating authority, they are expected to draft file-ready motions, pleadings, and responses to discovery, and work closely with the AUSAs to prepare BOP staff for depositions and settlement conferences. The Practice areas related to this position are: Correctional Law, Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
Applicant must possess a J.D. degree and be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction). Preferred qualifications: Prior and extensive experience in correctional law is preferred, but not required.