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BOP Program Statement 5140.36 § 1

[PURPOSE AND SCOPE §571.30. The Bureau of Prisons may

activein force · 2001-11-23 – presentact-effective-date

release an inmate whose release date falls on a Saturday, Sunday,

or legal holiday, on the last preceding weekday unless it is

necessary to detain the inmate for another jurisdiction seeking

custody under a detainer, or for any other reason which might

indicate that the inmate should not be released until the

inmate's scheduled release date.]

For release of District of Columbia inmates, refer to the

District of Columbia Sentence Computation Manual.

History

PS 5140.36 dated 2001-11-23

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
Content hash: cb2c8f30b29601aba25a9a63f8eccb636b00404cf51182c311660a19fa1645e9

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