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BOP Program Statement 5212.07 § 7

[DESIGNATION OF HEARING ADMINISTRATOR §541.42

activein force · 2001-02-20 – presentact-effective-date

a. The Regional Director in the region where the inmate is

located shall review the institution's recommendation for

referral of an inmate for placement in a control unit. If the

Regional Director concurs with the recommendation, the Regional

Director shall forward a written request, together with the

institution's referral material, to the Regional Director of the

region where the control unit is located. The Regional Director

of the region where the control unit is located shall designate a

person in the Regional Office to review the referral material and

to conduct a hearing on the appropriateness of an inmate's

placement in a control unit.

b. The Hearing Administrator shall have the following

qualifications:

(1) Correctional experience, including institutional work

with inmates, processing of inmate disciplinary actions,

significant institutional experience in observing and evaluating

PS 5212.07

2/20/2001

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inmate adjustment and disruptive behavior, and knowledge of the

options available in the Bureau of Prisons for dealing with such

conduct;

(2) Lack of former personal involvement in an Institution

Discipline Committee action involving the particular inmate in

incident(s) referred; and

(3) Familiarity with Bureau of Prisons policies and

operations, including the criteria for placement of inmates in

different institutions and in a control unit.]

The Hearing Administrator will contact the recommending

institution’s Warden to arrange the time and date for the

hearing.

History

PS 5212.07 dated 2001-02-20

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
Content hash: 72b56930c22eecbdbb0902494babe3ce86abd06973fc596ab57b7deb789bfdf9

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