BOP Program Statement 5050.51 § 3

(a) A request for a motion under 18 U.S.C. 4205(g) or 3582(c)(1)(A) shall be submitted to the

Warden. Ordinarily, the request shall be in writing, and submitted by the inmate. An inmate

may initiate a request for consideration under 18 U.S.C. 4205(g) or 3582(c)(1)(A) only when

there are particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances which could not reasonably

have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing. The inmate’s request shall at a

minimum contain the following information:

(1) The extraordinary or compelling circumstances that the inmate believes warrant

consideration.

(2) Proposed release plans, including where the inmate will reside, how the inmate will

support himself/herself, and if the basis for the request involves the inmate’s health,

information on where the inmate will receive medical treatment, and how the inmate

will pay for such treatment.

(b) The Bureau of Prisons processes a request made by another person on behalf of an inmate in

the same manner as an inmate’s request. Staff shall refer a request received at the Central

Office to the Warden of the institution where the inmate is confined.

A request for a RIS is considered “submitted” for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1), when

received by the Warden in accordance with this section. As used in this program statement,

“Warden” includes Residential Reentry Manager for requests filed by inmates designated to an

RRC or on home confinement.

Requests from Inmates in RRCs or on Home Confinement. RIS requests may be submitted

by inmates housed in RRCs or on home confinement. Such requests must address why RIS is

appropriate notwithstanding the inmate’s placement in prerelease custody. Requests will be sent

to the Residential Reentry Management Office responsible for the jurisdiction in which the

inmate is confined.

Requests from Inmates Serving a Federal Sentence in State Custody. RIS requests may be

submitted by inmates serving a federal sentence while in state custody. Requests should be sent

to the Regional Director of the region where the state institution is located.

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Requests from Inmates who Have Previously Been Granted a Reduction in Sentence.

Inmates who have received a reduction in sentence, have been released, and who have returned

to Bureau custody (either for a supervised release violation or new criminal conviction) are not

eligible for RIS consideration. Requests submitted by or on behalf of these inmates will be

denied by the Warden.