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BOP Program Statement 5803.08 § 3
CONTENT OF PROGRESS REPORTS
§524.42 Content of progress reports.
Staff shall include the following information in each progress report:
a. Institution (full name) and Date;
b. Type of Progress Report;
c. Committed name;
d. Registration number;
e. Age;
f. Present security and custody level;
g. Offense(s) for which committed;
h. Sentence;
i. Date sentence began;
j. Time served to date, including jail time credit;
k. Good conduct time/Extra good time earned;
l. Statutory good time withheld or forfeited; Disallowed good conduct time;
m. Projected release date;
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n. Most recent Parole Commission action, including any special conditions or
requirements (if applicable);
o. Detainers and pending charges on file;
p. Institutional adjustment; this ordinarily includes information on the inmate’s:
(1) Program plans;
(2) Work assignments and skills acquired;
(3) Educational/vocational participation;
(4) Counseling programs;
(5) Incident reports;
(6) Institutional movement;
(7) Physical and mental health, including any significant mental or physical
health problems, and any corrective action taken; and
(8) Financial responsibility.
q. Release planning:
(1) Where appropriate, staff shall request that the inmate provide a specific
release plan;
(2) Staff shall identify available release resources (including CCC) and any
particular problem that may be present in release planning.
Staff complete the progress report components for their affected area(s). In addition, case
management staff will submit the exit summary maintained in the Bureau’s electronic medical
record (if uploaded by Health Services staff ), as well as the mental health transfer summary
maintained in the Bureau’s electronic medical record (if applicable and if loaded by Psychology
Services staff) with all progress reports.
The progress and goals are summarized and stated in layman’s terms to describe the inmate’s
progress and continued needs by the appropriate discipline. Department heads will ensure their
designated areas of responsibility are updated appropriately and in a timely manner. The Unit
Manager will be notified when data is not available for completing the progress reports.
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History
PS 5803.08 dated 2014-02-27
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
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