BOP Program Statement 5360.10 § 13

arrangements for pastoral visits by a clergy person or representative of the inmate’s faith.

a. The Chaplain may request a NCIC check and documentation of such clergy person’s or

faith group representative’s credentials.

b. Pastoral visits may not be counted as social visits. They will ordinarily take place in the

visiting room during regular visiting hours.

(1) Minister of Record. For this section’s purpose, the minister of record is defined as the

spiritual leader, clergy person, or official representative, whom the inmate identifies and the

Chaplain verifies, as a minister of the inmate’s religion of record.

An inmate will identify a minister of record by submitting BP-A148 Inmate Request to Staff and

submitting that form to the Chaplain. The clergy person identified will also submit a request for

consideration as the minister of record to the Chaplain. Following a review of the minister’s

credentials, the completed BP-A0301, Authorization to Release Confidential Information, and

the criminal background check via the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), as outlined in

the Program Statement Visiting Regulations, the Chaplain will request unit team staff place the

identified clergy person on the inmate’s visitor list as the minister of record. An inmate may only

have one minister of record at a time.

The minister of record will not count against the total number of authorized social visitors an

inmate is allowed to have on his or her visiting list. Additionally, if the institution uses a point

system to monitor social visits, visits from the minister of record will not be counted against the

total number of visits allowed.

(2) Official Visits from Faith Representatives (Other than Minister of Record). Visits from

faith representatives other than the minister of record will be accommodated in accordance with

the Program Statement Visiting Regulations and may be counted against the total number of

social visits allowed. The faith representative’s credentials and background security check

documentation will be reviewed prior to scheduling the visit.

(3) Location. Visits with the minister of record or other official faith representatives will be

accommodated in the visiting room during regular visiting hours. To the extent practicable, these

visits may be conducted in an area of the visiting room which provides a degree of separation

from other visitors. Upon request, the visit may occur in a private area of the visiting room, if

available.

If space is not available, the visit may be rescheduled when private accommodations can be

made in the visiting room during regular visiting hours.

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The Warden may limit the number of these faith representative visits an inmate receives each

month.