US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 5070.12 § 1
PURPOSE AND SCOPE. To describe the procedures the Bureau of
Prisons (Bureau) shall follow to prepare a psychological or
psychiatric evaluation on an inmate committed to its custody for
pretrial and post-trial detention pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. §§
4241 through 4247 and the pre-sentence stage of trial under Title
18 U.S.C. § 3552(b). These procedures also apply to a defendant
committed by the court for an evaluation during their pre-release
parole eligibility “old law” stage of confinement under Title 18
U.S.C. § 4205 (c), and to a defendant committed by the court for
an evaluation pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. § 5037(e).
History
PS 5070.12 dated 2008-04-16
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
ffa78ef2db2742b63239bc3385ff96abdec4736634a8e7e50bba8038af28a715
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