{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-540.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 540.16","heading":"Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status.","body":"(a) The Warden shall permit an inmate in holdover status (i.e., enroute to a designated institution) to have correspondence privileges similar to those of other inmates insofar as practical.\n(b) The Warden shall permit an inmate in segregation to have full correspondence privileges unless placed on restricted general correspondence under § 540.15.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 540—CONTACT WITH PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY","Subpart B—Correspondence"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"f9aa664e0f9c1df40591233b7b4fd3927ade434209677fdf04c25177536751d7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-540.15","next":"us/28-cfr-540.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}