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BOP Program Statement 3939.08 Change Notice 2

Change Notice 2

activein force · 2025-02-24 – presentact-effective-date

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons

CHANGE NOTICE

OPI RSD/CSB

NUMBER 3939.08, CN-2

DATE February 24, 2025

Chaplains’ Employment, Responsibilities, and

Endorsements

/s/

Approved: William W. Lothrop

Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons

This Change Notice (CN) implements the following changes to Program Statement 3939.08, CN-

1, Chaplains’ Employment, Responsibilities, and Endorsements, dated February 14, 2023, to

remove references to any concept that may conflict with the January 20, 2025, Executive Order

Ending Radical and Wasteful Governmental DEI Programs and Preferencing. The deletions are

marked with a strikethrough.

1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

a. Program Objectives.

■ The hiring procedures for chaplains will be centralized and standardized.

■ The endorsement process for chaplains will ensure professional and ecclesiastical integrity of

those called to serve as pastors to inmates.

■ The Bureau's ministry will be enhanced and made more effective by support from religious

bodies which represent the diverse religious needs of the inmate population.

■ Ecclesiastical and ministerial duties and work schedules of chaplains will be delineated.

2. HIRING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHAPLAINS

a. Hiring Flexibilities. The agency will utilize the full scope of chaplaincy hiring flexibilities to

best meet diverse religious hiring needs and hard-to-fill Chaplaincy needs.

History

Change Notice 2 dated 2025-02-24

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
Content hash: e574172666794f896dd38aeb5c529f98e53f13b5d31495cedcab9de0eaea6d05

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