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BOP Program Statement 5557.06 § 6

[HOSTAGES §552.32. Captive staff have no authority and their

activein force · 1996-07-22 – presentact-effective-date

directives shall be disregarded.]

Captive staff, regardless of their positions of authority, are

considered to be under duress, and their directives are to be

disregarded.

History

PS 5557.06 dated 1996-07-22

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
Content hash: 8c202d9f554da4c90525729522221ff7a9e1ca13d0633f44feb0be4fe8868e20

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