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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Program Statement
OPI: CPD
NUMBER: 5511.07
DATE: 8/14/98
SUBJECT: Request to Staff, Inmate
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
To provide procedures which allow an inmate to make a written request to a staff member.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
The expected result of this program is: All inmates will have the opportunity to address written questions, requests, or concerns to any Bureau employee.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED
Directive Rescinded
PS 5511.05 Inmate Request to Staff (3/3/94)
Directives Referenced
None.
STANDARDS REFERENCED
a. American Correctional Association 3rd Edition Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions: 3-4017
b. American Correctional Association 3rd Edition Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities: None
c. American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Correctional Boot Camp Programs: 1-ABC-1A-15
d. American Correctional Association 2nd Edition Standards for Administration of Correctional Agencies: None
PRETRIAL/HOLDOVER PROCEDURES
The procedures specified in this program statement apply to all Bureau of Prisons’ inmates.
PROCEDURES
Inmates shall be permitted to make written requests to staff using the Inmate Request to Staff form (BP-S148). The electronic version of this form is available on BOPDOCS and shall be reproduced locally and made readily available to all inmates. However, institutions are authorized to continue using pre-existing non-electronic forms until that supply is exhausted.
/s/
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director
P-S148.70 INMATE REQUEST TO STAFF
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
TO: __________________________
(Name and Title of Staff Member)
DATE: __________________________
FROM: __________________________
REGISTER NO.: __________________________
WORK ASSIGNMENT: __________________________
UNIT: __________________________
SUBJECT: (Briefly state your question or concern and the solution you are requesting. Continue on back, if necessary. Your failure to be specific may result in no action being taken. If necessary, you will be interviewed in order to successfully respond to your request.)
(Do not write below this line)
DISPOSITION:
__________________________________________________
(Staff Member)
__________
(Date)
Published Feb 9, 2025 by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA | Last Updated by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA on Feb 23, 2025 at 7:12 pm