US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 5803.08 § 4
INMATE’S ACCESS TO PROGRESS REPORTS
§524.43 Inmate’s access to progress reports.
Upon request, an inmate may read and receive a copy of any progress report
retained in the inmate’s central file which had been prepared on that inmate after
October 15, 1974. Staff shall allow the inmate the opportunity to read a newly
prepared progress report and shall request the inmate sign and date the report. If
the inmate refuses to do so, staff witnessing the refusal shall document this
refusal on the report. Staff shall then offer to provide a copy of the progress
report to the inmate.
The inmate’s signature on the original allows all subsequent reproductions to show the signature
and date. An inmate who refuses to sign and date the original of the report can still receive a
copy upon request.
Progress reports prepared after October 15, 1974, are fully disclosable to the inmate.
History
PS 5803.08 dated 2014-02-27
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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