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BOP Program Statement 5180.05 § 9
[ACTIVITIES CLEARANCE §524.74
a. Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section,
the Warden is the clearance authority on all transfers, temporary
releases, community activities, and escorted trips.
b. Witness Security Cases. Central Office Inmate Monitoring
Section staff shall be the clearance authority on all transfers,
temporary releases, community activities, and escorted trips for
Witness Security cases, except in a medical emergency. In a
medical emergency, the Warden may transfer a Witness Security
case to a local hospital for emergency medical care without prior
clearance.]
P5180.05
12/31/2007
Page 7
The Inmate Monitoring Section, Central Office (or during non-business hours, the Central Office Duty Officer) is to be
notified immediately when a WITSEC inmate receives an emergency
escorted medical trip. Central Office clearance must be obtained
prior to any extended period of hospitalization.
Institution authorization to proceed will be entered into
SENTRY. A permanent record of the authorization is to be
maintained in the inmate's central file, privacy folder.
History
PS 5180.05 dated 2007-12-31
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
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- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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