{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-551.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 551.101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) Pretrial inmate. For purpose of this rule, “pretrial inmate” means a person who is legally detained but for whom the Bureau of Prisons has not received notification of conviction. Thus, “pretrial inmate” ordinarily includes a person awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.\n(1) Civil contempt, deportable aliens, or material witnesses. For purpose of this rule, an inmate committed for civil contempt, or as a deportable alien, or as a material witness is considered a pretrial inmate.\n(2) Mental evaluation or treatment. An inmate committed under Title 18 U.S.C. Sections 4241 (b) and (d), 4242(a), or 4243(b) is considered to be a pretrial inmate, whereas commitments under Sections 4243(e), 4244, 4245 or 4246 are treated as convicted inmates.\n(3) Concurrent federal and state sentences. For purpose of this rule, an inmate in a status described in paragraph (a) introductory text, (a)(1), or (a)(2) of this section and who is at the same time serving a state or federal sentence is not considered a pretrial inmate.\n(b) Convicted inmate. For purposes of this rule, an individual a court has found guilty of an offense punishable by law.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 551—MISCELLANEOUS","Subpart J—Pretrial Inmates"],"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":"af85130d2c1378b40c57d53b6b095a4062f145b04f0116f9fedc86301dff7da7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-551.100","next":"us/28-cfr-551.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}