{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-541.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 541.40","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"(a) In an effort to maintain a safe and orderly environment within its institutions, the Bureau of Prisons operates control unit programs intended to place into a separate unit those inmates who are unable to function in a less restrictive environment without being a threat to others or to the orderly operation of the institution. The Bureau of Prisons provides written criteria for the:\n(1) Referral of an inmate for possible placement within a control unit;\n(2) Selection of an inmate for placement within a control unit;\n(3) Regular review of an inmate while housed in a control unit; and\n(4) Release of an inmate from a control unit.\n(b) The Bureau of Prisons provides an inmate confined within a control unit the opportunity to participate in programs and activities restricted as necessary to protect the security, good order, or discipline of the unit.","path":["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 D—Control Unit Programs"],"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":"6b7b081ca4bb8556dcfff87204899861c0ccf64ce467681d0a025e31052ec65a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-541.33","next":"us/28-cfr-541.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}