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BOP Program Statement 1221.66 § 6
DEFINITIONS IN THE CFR. This section provides an example of
how rules are combined with "non-rule" implementing text.
In the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 28 is entitled
"Judicial Administration," in which Chapter V is entitled "Bureau
of Prisons, Department of Justice." Section 500.1 includes a
number of definitions for terms used in Chapter V. Among those
are the definitions of "Warden" and "institution."
a. [a. The Warden means the chief executive officer of a U.S.
Penitentiary, Federal Correctional Institution, Medical Center
for Federal Prisoners, Federal Prison Camp, Federal Detention
Center, Metropolitan Correctional Center, or any
Federal penal or correctional institution or facility. "Warden"
also includes any staff member with authority explicitly
delegated by any chief executive officer.]
b. [d. Institution means a U.S. Penitentiary, Federal
Correctional Institution, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners,
Federal Prison Camp, Federal Community Treatment Center, Federal
Detention Center, or Metropolitan Correctional Center.]
Ordinarily, those definitions also apply to non-rule text in
Bureau directives. These working titles apply to directives in
which the chief executive officer of an institution is officially
designated by a title other than "Warden."
In some directives, the term "Chief Executive Officer" is used to
refer to the chief executive officer of an organizational
component which is not an institution. For example, the Regional
Director is the chief executive officer of a regional office.
History
PS 1221.66 dated 1997-09-15
Provenance
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- bop.gov
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- 2026-09-20
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- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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