US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 5332.01 § 1
§ 552.40 Purpose and scope.
The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) operates a suicide prevention program to assist staff in
identifying and managing potentially suicidal inmates. When staff identify an inmate as being at
risk for suicide, staff will place the inmate on suicide watch. Based upon clinical findings, staff
will either terminate the suicide watch when the inmate is no longer at imminent risk for suicide
or arrange for the inmate's transfer to a medical referral center or contract health care facility.
a. Program Objectives.
■ All Bureau staff will be trained to recognize signs and evidence that may indicate
elevated risk for death by suicide by attending Introduction to Correctional Techniques I
and II (ICT I and ICT II) and Annual Training (AT) thereafter.
■ Staff will act to prevent deaths by suicide with appropriate sensitivity, supervision, and
referrals consistent with clinical and correctional best practices.
■ Any inmate found to be at risk for self-directed violence (SDV) will receive appropriate
preventative supervision, assessment, and treatment.
b. Institution Supplement. None.
History
PS 5332.01 dated 2026-03-19
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
f0b3f20b419bab0ec21fcc8fc79f744cae0447f590009eb23576b8070032c9d7
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