{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-549.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 549.61","heading":"Definition.","body":"As defined in this rule, an inmate is on a hunger strike:\n(a) When he or she communicates that fact to staff and is observed by staff to be refraining from eating for a period of time, ordinarily in excess of 72 hours; or\n(b) When staff observe the inmate to be refraining from eating for a period in excess of 72 hours. When staff consider it prudent to do so, a referral for medical evaluation may be made without waiting 72 hours.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 549—MEDICAL SERVICES","Subpart E—Hunger Strikes, Inmate"],"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":"e47defc47fd8709ae4395640653ee8018a29817c99ae4796dc0cd3ab14832dfc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-549.60","next":"us/28-cfr-549.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}