GroundRules
28 CFR 541.21: Special Housing Units (SHUs).
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 28—Judicial Administration
- CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
- PART 541—INMATE DISCIPLINE AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNITS
- Subpart B—Special Housing Units
Special Housing Units (SHUs) are housing units in Bureau institutions where inmates are securely separated from the general inmate population, and may be housed either alone or with other inmates. Special housing units help ensure the safety, security, and orderly operation of correctional facilities, and protect the public, by providing alternative housing assignments for inmates removed from the general population.
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