BOP Program Statement 5180.05 § 7

classified according to the following assignments:

a. Witness Security Cases. Individuals who agree to cooperate

with law enforcement, judicial, or correctional authorities,

frequently place their lives or safety in jeopardy by being a

witness or intended witness against persons or groups involved in

illegal activities. Accordingly, procedures have been developed

to help ensure the safety of these individuals. There are two

types of Witness Security cases: Department of Justice

(authorized by the Attorney General under Title V of Public Law

91-452, 84 Stat. 933); and Bureau of Prisons Witness Security

cases (authorized by the Assistant Director, Correctional

Programs Division).]

The vast majority of witness security (WITSEC) cases are those

authorized by the Attorney General. Both types of WITSECs are

treated similarly while in Bureau custody.

[b. Threats to Government Officials. Inmates who have made

threats to government officials or who have been identified, in

writing, by the United States Secret Service as requiring special

surveillance.

c. Broad Publicity. Inmates who have received widespread

publicity as a result of their criminal activity or notoriety as

public figures.

d. Disruptive Group. Inmates who belong to or are closely

affiliated with groups (e.g., prison gangs), which have a history

of disrupting operations and security in either state or federal

penal (which includes correctional and detention facilities)

institutions. This assignment also includes those persons who

may require separation from a specific disruptive group.

e. State Prisoners. Inmates, other than Witness Security

cases, who have been accepted into the Bureau of Prisons for

service of their state sentences. This assignment includes

cooperating state witnesses and regular state boarders.

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f. Separation. Inmates who may not be confined in the same

institution (unless the institution has the ability to prevent

any physical contact between the separatees) with other specified

individuals who are presently housed in federal custody or who

may come into federal custody in the future. Factors to consider

in classifying an individual to this assignment include, but are

not limited to, testimony provided by or about an individual (in

open court, to a grand jury, etc.), and whether the inmate has

exhibited aggressive or intimidating behavior towards other

specific individuals, either in the community or within the

institution. This assignment also includes those inmates who

have provided authorities with information concerning the

unauthorized or illegal activities of others. This assignment

may also include inmates from whom there is no identifiable

threat, but who are to be separated from others at the request of

the Federal Judiciary or U.S. Attorneys.

g. Special Supervision. Inmates who require special

management attention, but who do not ordinarily warrant

assignment in paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section. For

example, this assignment may include an inmate with a background

in law enforcement or an inmate who has been involved in a

hostage situation. Others may include those who are members of a

terrorist group with a potential for violence.]