BOP Program Statement 5890.13 § 2

a. To establish SENTRY as the primary on-line automated

information system used in the Bureau for day-to-day institution

operational and related management information needs, and

b. To ensure that accurate, clearly written and up-to-date

instructions are developed, maintained and published for each

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SENTRY module.

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3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED

a. Directive Rescinded

PS 5890.12 SENTRY - National On-Line Automated

Information System (10/8/96)

b. Directives Referenced

PS 1221.66 Directives Management Manual (9/15/97)

PS 1232.05 Personal Computers (11/10/97)

4. STANDARDS REFERENCED

a. American Correctional Association 3 Edition Standards forrd

Adult Correctional Institutions: 3-4097, 3-4098, 3-4099

b. American Correctional Association 3 Edition Standards forrd

Adult Local Detention Facilities: 3-ALDF-IF-01,

3-ALDF-IF-02, 3-ALDF-IF-03

c. American Correctional Association Edition Standards for 1st

Adult Boot Camps: 1-ABC-IF-01, 1-ABC-IF-02

d. American Correctional Association 2 Edition Standards fornd

the Administration of Correctional Agencies: 2-CO-IF-02,

2-CO-1E-07.

5. NATIONAL ON-LINE AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM. SENTRY is the

Bureau's primary on-line automated information system.

Written instructions for all SENTRY modules will be published as

TRMs which explain the use of the system and index all applicable

codes.

All SENTRY TRMs and code tables will be made available in

electronic format through BOPDOCS.

SENTRY codes may not be published in Program Statements that are

not classified as Limited Official Use (LOU). In non-LOU Program

Statements, only the descriptive phrase of the SENTRY operation

may be published.

6. RESPONSIBILITIES

a. Information, Policy and Public Affairs Division (IPPA).

IPPA approval must be obtained for the acquisition or development

and installation of any national system (other than SENTRY) to be

used in support of Bureau operations and associated information

management requirements.

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b. Office of Information Systems (OIS). The development,

maintenance, and support of SENTRY is the responsibility of OIS.

OIS will review and approve all SENTRY TRMs, assist as

necessary in developing TRMs, and provide any applicable code

tables.

c. Office of Primary Interest (OPI). Program disciplines

using a specific SENTRY module will develop user instructions as

TRMs. The TRMs will indicate how the application works, what it

is designed to accomplish and clearly explain to field staff the

operational use of the module.

The OPI will coordinate its reviews of TRMs and TRM changes

with OIS to ensure that TRMs are complete, correct and easy to

use.

The OPI will maintain the TRM working file and is responsible

for the initiation, development and review of TRM

changes/updates.

d. Issuing Authority. SENTRY TRMs shall be issued jointly by

the Assistant Director, Information, Policy and Public Affairs

Division and the Assistant Director of the division in which the

OPI is located.

/s/

Kathleen Hawk Sawyer

Director