BOP Program Statement 1210.21 § 1

and operations of Boards of Inquiry and Inquiry Teams to

investigate the facts and circumstances of any incident or

situation for such purposes as:

# ascertaining and reporting facts and circumstances,

# gathering and preserving evidence and records,

# determining the cause or causes, and

# recommending corrective steps as may be indicated in policy,

regulation, and practice.

Only the Director may create a Board of Inquiry, and only a

Regional Director or Warden (with Regional Director approval) may

create an Inquiry Team. The focus of a Board of Inquiry is to

determine the facts of an incident the Director deems significant

or unusual enough to warrant a special and higher level of

review.

When employee misconduct may have occurred, clearance must be

received from the Chief, Office of Internal Affairs (OIA), prior

to the appointment of any regional or local Inquiry Team. OIA

must investigate any incident when employee misconduct may have

occurred to ensure protection of employee rights and preservation

of evidence. To accomplish this objective, an OIA staff member

is to serve as a member of a Board of Inquiry when staff

misconduct may be involved.

Any allegations of violations of law must be reported by the

Bureau’s Office of Internal Affairs, to the Department of

Justice, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) prior to the

creation of a Board of Inquiry or Inquiry Team.

PS 1210.21

3/9/2000

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