BOP Program Statement 3420.14 § 36

favors, or bribes in removal. to removal.

connection with

official duties.

37. Acceptance of Value of gift or 15-day suspension 30-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

any gift or favor from favor and the to removal. to removal.

an inmate or former reasons for accepting are

inmate, their families, primary considerations in

or associates. determining severity of penalty.

38. Giving or offering Value of article or favor and the Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

an unauthorized reasons for giving are primary to removal. to removal.

article or favor to any considerations in determining

inmate, their families, severity of penalty.

or associates.

39. Preferential Potential or actual negative 15-day suspension 30-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

treatment of inmates. reaction to removal. to removal.

of other inmates

is a primary consideration in

determining severity of penalty.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

40. Aiding or abetting Degree of aid and seriousness 30-day suspension 45-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

inmate violation or of violation is a primary to removal. to removal.

attempted violation of consideration in determining

any law, rule, or severity of penalty.

regulation or

commission of any

prohibited act.

41. Failure to report 5-day suspension 14-day Removal. 5 years.

or timely report to to removal. suspension to

management any removal.

contacts with

inmates, former

inmates, their

families, or

associates, not in the

performance of their

official duties.

42. Inadvertent or Failure to complete or Letter of reprimand 15-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

mistaken failure to accurately complete a single or to removal. removal.

conduct a round in a isolated round in a special

restrictive housing housing unit or restrictive

unit. housing unit due to exigent

circumstances or other

intervening variables (i.e.:

medical emergency or

employee emergency).

43. Failure to The penalty can and will be 15-days to removal. 30-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

properly or accurately impacted by the effect of the removal.

conduct rounds in failure (i.e., inmate injury or

restrictive housing death), and the number of

settings. missed rounds.

44. Failure to Non-restrictive housing Official reprimand to 14-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

properly or accurately settings. removal. removal.

conduct rounds.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

45. Failure to 15-day suspension to 21-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

properly conduct one removal. removal.

or more institution

counts.

46. Providing Includes, but is not limited to 15-day suspension to 30-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

inaccurate misstatement of material facts removal. removal.

information. during the performance of

official duties; materials related

to employment or pre-employment; information

provided during an official

investigation; or any other

information provided on any

official government or law

enforcement records.

47. Falsification, Includes, but is not limited to, 30-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

misrepresentation, the destruction of records to to removal.

exaggeration, or conceal facts, and a concealed

concealment of conflict of interest in the

material fact in performance of official duties.

writing or verbally.

48. Refusal or failure Includes grievance inquiry, Removal. Indefinite.

to cooperate, or to OIA and/or OIG investigation,

provide timely, EEO investigation, and any

complete, and other administrative inquiry.

accurate information Also includes SBIS, OPM, and

in any official U.S. other background

government inquiry investigations and/or

or investigation, reinvestigations.

including a refusal or

failure to answer

work-related

questions or

attempting to

influence others

involved in the

inquiry.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

49. Refusal to Includes, but is not limited to, a Removal. 5 years.

undergo a search of security search of an employee,

person or property. their property, or personal

vehicles located on government

property or premises, or a

failure to report for an agency

order examination.

50. Refusal or failure Includes, but is not limited to, Removal. 5 years.

to provide a sample failure to provide a sufficient

pursuant to a random sample for testing or failure to

or reasonable produce a sample within the

suspicion drug test. allotted time frame, without

appropriate medical

justification.

51. Criminal, Includes conduct on or off duty. Removal. Indefinite.

dishonest, infamous,

or notoriously

disgraceful conduct.

52. Conduct that Includes, but is not limited to, a Official reprimand to 14-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

could lead others to financial, sexual, removal. removal.

question an or emotional relationship with

employee’s a subordinate employee, or

impartiality. employee over whom the

supervisor or other management

official may exert supervisory

control.

53. Discrimination in Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

official action against to removal. to removal.

an employee

or applicant because

of race, religion, sex,

national origin, age,

disability, or sexual

orientation, or any

reprisal action taken

against an employee

for filing a

discrimination

complaint.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

54. Use of Example: Use to coerce, 30-day suspension 60-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

Department intimidate, or deceive (includes to removal. to removal.

of Justice ID cards, badges, and other

identification Bureau credentials).

for other than

authorized purposes.

55. Intentional, Includes acts or actions taken 30-day Removal. Indefinite.

willful, or reckless purposefully or by design to suspension to

violations of rules violate the rules governing removal.

governing search and search and seizure; includes

seizure. actions taken with conscious

disregard for the outcome or

consequences.

56. Negligent Includes carelessly allowing 10-day suspension to 14-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

violations of rules violations of the rules removal. removal.

governing searches governing searches and

and seizures. seizures.

57. Unauthorized Nature of official information Official reprimand 14-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

dissemination of disseminated, potential impact, to removal. removal.

official information. and whether the dissemination

was inadvertent are primary

considerations in determining

penalty.

58. Use of official Potential personal gain is a Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

information for primary consideration in to removal. to removal.

private purposes. determining severity of the

penalty.

59. Unauthorized Consequences of loss or breach Official reprimand 5-day suspension 14-day suspension 5 years.

removal of records or of security is primary to removal. to removal. to removal.

documents. consideration in determining

severity of the penalty.

60. Release of Consequences 15-day suspension 30-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

information that or potential consequences to removal. to removal.

could breach the is a primary consideration in

security of the determining severity of the

institution. penalty.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

61. Improper denial Official reprimand 14-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

of official to removal. removal.

information to an

authorized official.

62. Breach of facility Consequences of loss or breach Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

security. will be consideration in to removal. to removal.

determining severity of the

penalty.

63. Failure to report Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

any breach or to removal. to removal.

possible breach of

facility security.

64. Introduction Includes introduction of any 15-day suspension 30-day Removal. Indefinite.

of contraband. article not otherwise permitted to removal. suspension

in the institution to or beyond to removal.

the employees security

screening site. Nature of article

are primary considerations in

determining severity of the

penalty.

65. Unauthorized This includes to the screening 21-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

introduction of a cell site and any location beyond. removal.

phone or electronic

communication

device.

66. Unauthorized This includes to the screening 15-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

introduction of a site and any location beyond. removal.

weapon (non-firearm)

or ammunition.

67. Unauthorized This includes to the screening 30-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

introduction of a site and any location beyond. removal.

firearm.

68. Improper storage This includes institution 15-day suspension to 30-day suspension to Removal. Indefinite.

of a firearm on parking, housing and anywhere removal. removal.

institution grounds. on institution property.

69. Engaging The nature and length of Official reprimand to 14-day 30-day suspension 5 years.

in outside employment is a primary removal. suspension to to removal.

employment without consideration in determining removal.

approval. severity of penalty.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

70. Failure to honor A just financial obligation is one Official reprimand to 14-day suspension to 30-day suspension to 5 years.

just debts without acknowledged by the employee, removal. removal. removal.

good cause. reduced to judgment by a

court, or arranged by settlement.

71. Failure to report 10-day suspension to 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

arrest or failure to removal. to removal.

timely report arrest.

72. Misconduct 10-day suspension to 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

off the job. removal. to removal.

73. Violation of The nature of the violation and 14-day suspension 30-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

social media nexus to employment will be to removal. to removal.

standards. considered in determining the

severity of penalty.

74. Failure to report Offense includes failure to Official reprimand 14-day suspension Removal. 5 years.

or timely report a report violation of Program to removal. to removal.

violation of the Statement, government ethics

Standards of regulations, EEO laws, and

Employee Conduct. criminal laws. In particular,

supervisors or managers must

report sexual harassment

observed by or reported to

them. No retaliation can be

taken against employees or

inmates who report any such

violations.

75. Retaliation or Offense includes failure to Official reprimand 30-day suspension Removal. Indefinite.

discrimination report violation of Program to removal. to removal.

against those who Statement, government ethics

make report a regulations, EEO laws, and

violation of the criminal laws. In particular,

Standards of supervisors or managers must

Employee Conduct. report sexual harassment

observed by or reported to

them. No retaliation can be

taken against employees or

inmates who report any such

violations.

NATURE OF EXPLANATION FIRST SECOND THIRD RECKONING

OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE PERIOD

76. Off duty Includes situations in which an 10-day suspension to 14-day suspension to Removal. 5 years.

misconduct. employee is arrested for, removal. removal.

charged, with, or convicted of

any felony, misdemeanor, or

summary offense. Employee

need not be charged with or

convicted of a crime in order to

face administrative action.