BOP Program Statement 5050.51 § 9

For all RIS requests, the following factors must be considered:

 Nature and circumstances of the inmate’s offense.

 Criminal history.

 Comments from victims.

 Unresolved detainers and pending charges.

 Supervised release violations or similar (e.g., state probation violations).

 Institutional adjustment (e.g., work and programming history, mental health, participation in

Financial Responsibility Program, other efforts toward rehabilitation).

 Disciplinary infractions.

 Personal history derived from the Presentence Investigation Report.

 Length of sentence and amount of time served.

 Inmate’s current age.

 Inmate’s age and health conditions at the time of the offense and sentencing.

 Inmate’s release plans (employment, medical, financial).

 Any pertinent statement, order, or ruling by the sentencing court, including any extent to

which the court accounted for the inmate’s age and/or health condition(s) in imposing the

sentence.

 Whether release would minimize the severity of the offense.

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When reviewing RIS requests, these factors are neither exclusive nor weighted. These factors

will be considered to assess whether the RIS request presents extraordinary and compelling

circumstances. Overall, for each RIS request, the Bureau will consider whether the inmate’s

release would pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community.