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BOP Program Statement 5800.17 § 2
PRETRIAL PROCEDURES
File materials for pretrial inmates are kept in letter-size, straight cut, drop file folders. The
location of the folders and accountability procedures must be identified in the local Institution
Supplement.
Staff must adhere to the general requirements concerning the handling of inmate files addressed
in this Program Statement. Pretrial file material includes any documentation normally retained
for a sentenced inmate. FOI Exempt material is placed in the drop file folders stamped “FOI
Exempt.”
History
PS 5800.17 dated 2015-04-03
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
d7d924775adf3e7c8176195dcd94832f3ecb880f663e1e8479cdc14907d5e603
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