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BOP Program Statement 5381.05 § 6
[APPROVAL OF AN ORGANIZATION § 551.31
a. An inmate must submit a request for recognition of a
proposed inmate organization to the Warden. The organization may
not become active without the Warden's approval.
PS 5381.05
2/13/2001
Page 3
b. The Warden may approve an inmate organization upon
determining that:
(1) The organization has a constitution and bylaws duly
approved by its members; the constitution and bylaws must include
the organization's purpose and objectives, the duties and
responsibilities of the officer(s), and requirements for
activities reporting and operational review; and
(2) The organization does not operate in opposition to the
security, good order, and discipline of the institution.]
Inmates are authorized to participate in only those
organizations which the Warden has recognized and sanctioned.
History
PS 5381.05 dated 2001-02-13
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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