BOP Program Statement 7320.01 § 4

5. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Operations Memorandum,

the following definitions apply:

a. Home Confinement. Any circumstance in which the inmate is

required to remain in the home during specified hours.

b. Electronic Monitoring Equipment. The telemetry technology

used to ensure that a program participant remains in a specified

location during the required hours:

(1) Continuously Signalling Devices. A "transmitter" worn

by the inmate which emits a signal with a range of 100 to 200

feet.

The signal is received by a receiver dialer unit installed

at the monitored location to notify the central computer when the

inmate comes within or goes out of range of the unit. The

central computer contains the inmate's schedule and, when

notified of a change in the inmate's status, compares the time

with the schedule to determine if the break in contact is

authorized. If not authorized, the computer sends an alert.

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(2) Programmed Contact Device. A computer which contacts

the inmate periodically to ensure that he or she is at the

monitored location and verifies that the person responding is the

monitored inmate.

Verification may be accomplished in a variety of ways,

including, but not limited to, a device the inmate wears and

voice verification.

(3) "Hybrid" Equipment. Equipment which combines the two

types of equipment described above but functions similarly to a

continuously signalling device.

When the equipment notes the inmate has left the monitored

range at an unauthorized time, it functions similarly to a

programmed contact device by telephonically contacting the inmate

and verifying that the person responding is the monitored inmate.

If verification does not occur, notification of the violation is

made.

c. "Old Law" and "New Law" Sentences

(1) "Old law" refers to the federal criminal code in effect

prior to the implementation of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

(Title II of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984).

(2) "New law" is that Act (also known as the Sentencing

Guidelines) which applies to federal criminal offenses committed

on or after November 1, 1987.