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BOP Program Statement 7331.05 § 11
PRETRIAL INMATE REVIEWS
§551.107 Pretrial inmate reviews.
Staff shall conduct regular reviews of a pretrial inmate’s status.
The Unit Manager is responsible for ensuring the scheduling of pretrial inmate reviews. At a
minimum, the Unit Manager, Case Manager, and Correctional Counselor will attend pretrial
inmate reviews.
Unit employees monitor an inmate’s status to include whether the inmate’s case has been
adjudicated, through either the pleading or finding of guilt. Additionally, unit employees should
be aware of court appearance dates and will facilitate movement. Typically, in any pretrial
population, there are high security, high profile inmates who may pose significant threats to other
inmates, themselves, employees, or to the community. The need to identify and monitor these
inmates regularly is paramount.
During each inmate Program Review, the Unit Manager is responsible for reviewing work,
programming, and housing unit assignments. See Program Statement Sexually Abusive
Behavior and Intervention Programs. for transgender and intersex inmates, per Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA) guidelines. Reviews are documented in the pretrial drop file folders on
the BP-A0381, Inmate Activity Record. See the Program Statements Sexually Abusive Behavior
Prevention and Intervention Program and Transgender Offender Manual.
a. Each pretrial inmate shall be scheduled for an initial review by the unit team within 21
calendar days of the inmate’s first arrival at the institution, and subsequent reviews
shall be conducted at least every 90 days.
The initial and subsequent reviews will assess all factors relating to the inmate’s detention,
including the practicability of separation from convicted inmates.
Inmates identified as convicted, but not yet sentenced, will be scheduled for inmate reviews
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consistent with the scheduling of pretrial inmate reviews. Similarly, employees should be
aware of court appearance dates and will facilitate movement to the institution upon
sentencing and designation.
b. The inmate shall be notified at least 48 hours prior to the inmate’s scheduled review.
c. A pretrial inmate is expected to attend these reviews. If the inmate refuses to appear,
staff shall document in the record of the meeting the inmate’s refusal and, if known, the
reason for refusal.
d. Inmate reviews are to be documented on the Pretrial Inmate Review Report.
A BP-A0561, Pretrial Inmate Review Report form will be used.
History
PS 7331.05 dated 2023-08-01
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
21927eec3f4edeb6ddb19f640977f2bd934b9d91d8b064126bd477170c768fdd
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