Overview
- Prison officials moved Kelly to the Special Housing Unit at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina while an internal investigation proceeds.
- Staff searched the cell after Kelly’s cellmate was found with a prohibited mobile phone and located a notebook containing a retired warden’s number, according to Kelly’s lawyer.
- The attorney says the number was given to Kelly by the then-warden who oversaw a mentor program and later retired.
- The Bureau of Prisons declined to discuss Kelly’s confinement or security procedures, citing privacy, safety and security.
- A BOP spokesperson reiterated that staff are prohibited from providing preferential treatment to inmates and can face disciplinary or criminal consequences for violations.