By Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA — Managing Director, Elizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C.
The Bureau of Prisons issues two broad kinds of policy. Most of what people search for governs the conditions of confinement — discipline, visiting, medical care, sentence computation, release planning. The documents listed below are the other kind. They are staff and internal administration policies: human resources and hiring, employee conduct and wellness, procurement, travel, facilities and staff housing. They set rules for the people who work for the Bureau, not for the people held in its custody. Nothing on this page determines how anyone’s sentence is calculated, where a person is designated, or what programs they can enter. The list is here for completeness and reference only. If you are looking for the policies that affect incarcerated people and their families, use the main policy index instead.
| Program Statement | Title | Edition date | Official PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1601.06 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 2200.04 | BOP Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Regulation | December 1, 2016 | |
| 3000.03 | Human Resource Management Manual | December 19, 2007 | |
| 3300.03 | Employment | May 8, 2017 | |
| 3451.05 | Awards Program, Incentive Awards | March 8, 2024 (Change Notice CN-1; underlying Program Statement dated October 28, 2016) | |
| 3713.31 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 3713.32 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 3735.04 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 3792.11 | Employee Assistance Program | April 4, 2023 | |
| 3906.24 | Physical and Medical Standards for Newly Hired Correctional Employees | February 24, 2017 | |
| 4100.06 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 4200.12 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 4220.03 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
| 5337.01 | Correctional Support Team | April 4, 2023 | |
| 5347.01 | Employee Wellness | April 4, 2023 | |
| Operations Memorandum 001-2023 | Not on the Bureau’s current published policy roster — no current document against which to verify a title. | — | — |
Checked against the Bureau’s published policy set on 8 September 2026.
Reviewed for legal accuracy by Elizabeth Franklin-Best, Esq., Principal Attorney·September 2026