Current through October 31, 2024
Section 541.40 - Purpose and scope(a) In an effort to maintain a safe and orderly environment within its institutions, the Bureau of Prisons operates control unit programs intended to place into a separate unit those inmates who are unable to function in a less restrictive environment without being a threat to others or to the orderly operation of the institution. The Bureau of Prisons provides written criteria for the: (1) Referral of an inmate for possible placement within a control unit;(2) Selection of an inmate for placement within a control unit;(3) Regular review of an inmate while housed in a control unit; and(4) Release of an inmate from a control unit.(b) The Bureau of Prisons provides an inmate confined within a control unit the opportunity to participate in programs and activities restricted as necessary to protect the security, good order, or discipline of the unit.