DOJ watchdog finds 'serious' problems in handling of 'Whitey' Bulger prison transfer

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WASHINGTON — An investigation by the Justice Department's top watchdog uncovered 'serious' failures in the Bureau of Prison's handling of the prison transfer of notorious mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger prior to his murder in custody in 2018, a new report released Wednesday said.

Whitey Bulger is taken from a Coast Guard helicopter to an awaiting Sherif vehicle after attending federal court in Boston. Thursday, June 30, 2011. December 07, 2022 at 5:58 am EST

The Justice Department's inspector general mounted a separate investigation into how the agency handled Bulger's transfer. While its report Wednesday said investigators did not find evidence of"malicious intent" or purposely improper behavior on the part of BOP officials, they identified numerous failures at multiple levels of the prison system as well as puzzling bureaucratic issues in how Bulger's transfer was allowed to go through.

Officials at USP Coleman began the process of seeking Bulger's transfer in early 2018 after he reportedly issued a threat against a nurse at the facility, which led to his placement in a single cell in Coleman's Special Housing Unit. Investigators found that after Bulger's transfer was approved, more than 100 employees at BOP received notifications and multiple inmates at Hazelton began sending communications about the transfer making clear they were aware he was due to arrive. Investigators said they were unable to determine which particular BOP employees at the prison were responsible for improperly disclosing news of Bulger's transfer to inmates at Hazelton.

 

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