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U.S. Department of Justice
) Federal Bureau of Prisons
PROGRAM STATEMENT
OPI:
CPD/CSB
NUMBER:
5270.09
DATE:
July 8. 2011
EFFECTIVE DATE: August I. 2011
Inmate Discipline Program
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Approved: Thomas R. Kane
Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
§ 541.1 Purpose.
This subpart describes the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (Bureau) inmate discipline
program. This program helps ensure the safety, security, and orderly operation
of correctional facilities, and the protection of the public, by allowing Bureau staff
to impose sanctions on inmates who commit prohibited acts. Sanctions will not
be imposed in a capricious or retaliatory manner. The Bureau's inmate
discipline program is authorized by 18 U.S.C. 4042(a)(3).
§ 541.2 Application.
This program applies to sentenced and unsentenced inmates in Bureau custody.
It also applies to sentenced and unsentenced inmates designated to any prison,
institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of, or
under an agreement with, the Bureau of Prisons.
This policy applies to all persons in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or Bureau
contract facilities, including persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United
States; D.C. Code felony offenders; and persons held as witnesses, detainees, or otherwise.
These provisions do not apply to Federal inmates designated to a non-Federal facility (e.g..
inmates serving Federal sentences in state or county facilities).
Federal Regulations from 28 Code of Federal Regulations, part 541, are shown in this type.
Implementing instructions are shown in this type.
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