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BOP Program Statement 5112.01 § 1
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This program statement is intended to implement the current agreement between the Bureau of
Prisons (Bureau) and the Department of the Army (DA) in which the Bureau agreed to accept
and permanently maintain up to 500 military inmates from the DA. The Army will receive
inmates from the other branches of the military for transfer into Bureau custody as part of this
agreement.
In accordance with that agreement, this program statement provides instructions for
administering sentences for military inmates, including the:
forfeiture and restoration of Military Good Time (similar to Federal Statutory Good Time)
and
recommendation for the award or disallowance of Military Abatement Good Time (similar to
Federal Good Time Record).
5112.01 5/7/2026 PROPERTY OF US GOVERNMENT 1
For the purposes of this program statement, the term “military inmate” refers to all military
prisoners received from the U.S. Army pursuant to the current agreement, regardless of Service
affiliation.
a. Program Objectives.
Sentence computations for military sentences will be accurate.
Military inmates will receive the same discipline and treatment as other Bureau inmates.
b. Institution Supplement. None.
History
PS 5112.01 dated 2026-05-07
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
eb3c9cab09a8ce768296f68f7a486d8ef51d24a3fe00efe2479561034a66df4f
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