{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-544.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 544.40","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"Pursuant to the Crime Control Act of 1990 (18 U.S.C. 3624(f)), limited English proficient inmates confined in Federal Bureau of Prisons institutions are required to attend an English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) program until they function at the equivalence of the eighth grade level in competency skills. Waivers to this requirement may be granted by the Warden in accordance with §§ 544.41 and 544.42.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 544—EDUCATION","Subpart E—Mandatory English-as-a-Second Language Program (ESL)"],"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":"e20db716e14952023ad83b84120985eda59aecfad9108690f5b68c5458c870af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-544.35","next":"us/28-cfr-544.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}