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BOP Program Statement 5140.41 § 5
INMATES WITH CIVIL CONTEMPT COMMITMENTS WHEN A U.S. OR D.C.
CODE SENTENCE IS IMPOSED
§ 522.13 Relationship between existing civil contempt commitment orders and
new criminal sentences imposed under the U.S. or D.C. Code.
(a) Except as stated in (b), if a civil contempt commitment order is in effect when
a criminal sentence of imprisonment is imposed under U.S. or D.C. Code, the
criminal sentence runs consecutively to the commitment order, unless the
sentencing judge orders otherwise.
(b) For federal criminal sentences imposed for offenses committed before
November 1, 1987, under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 227: If a civil contempt commitment
order is in effect when a criminal sentence of imprisonment is imposed, the
criminal sentence runs concurrent with the commitment order, unless the
sentencing judge orders otherwise.
History
PS 5140.41 dated 2015-04-10
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- 2026-09-20
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- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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