{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-551.152","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 551.152","heading":"Procedures.","body":"(a) A victim and/or witness of a serious crime who wants to be notified of a specific inmate's release must make this request to the United States Attorney in the district where the prosecution occurred. Requests for notification received by the Bureau of Prisons directly from a victim and/or witness will be referred to the U.S. Attorney in the district of prosecution for approval.\n(b) Institution staff shall promptly notify the victim and/or witness when his or her request for notification has been received. Staff shall advise each approved victim and/or witness of that person's responsibility for notifying the Bureau of Prisons of any address and/or telephone number changes.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 551—MISCELLANEOUS","Subpart M—Victim and/or Witness Notification"],"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":"2c9656a7ed70c8a7fcc0e03f33d95795c1ca4d94d01a10081c607bdf20552750","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-551.151","next":"us/28-cfr-551.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}