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BOP Program Statement 1415.03 § 1

PURPOSE AND SCOPE. To provide guidelines for establishing

activein force · 1998-08-14 – presentact-effective-date

and maintaining Community Relations Boards as a means of mutual

communication and support between institutions and their local

communities. While such boards have no formal advisory function

to institutions, their purposes are to serve as a two-way

communication link between institution and community leadership,

and to advance public education, understanding, and advocacy for

issues concerning Federal prisons.

Community Relations Boards benefit the Bureau and the community

by:

# increasing public awareness of and education about the

mission of the institution and the Bureau,

# determining the availability of community services for the

institution,

# coordinating Bureau operations with local law enforcement

activities,

# assessing the impact of the institution on the community,

and

# increasing the institution's involvement in community

affairs and services.

History

PS 1415.03 dated 1998-08-14

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
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