{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-544.70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 544.70","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"Except as provided for in § 544.71, an inmate confined in a federal institution who does not have a verified General Educational Development (GED) credential or high school diploma is required to attend an adult literacy program for a minimum of 240 instructional hours or until a GED is achieved, whichever occurs first.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 544—EDUCATION","Subpart H—Literacy Program"],"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":"9be5a641e80579a74c2b9e59f979efb72bd080f9573db74c1b94f80c0602b52f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-544.52","next":"us/28-cfr-544.71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}