{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-552.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 552.23","heading":"Confrontation avoidance procedures.","body":"Prior to any calculated use of force, the ranking custodial official (ordinarily the Captain or shift Lieutenant), a designated mental health professional, and others shall confer and gather pertinent information about the inmate and the immediate situation. Based on their assessment of that information, they shall identify a staff member(s) to attempt to obtain the inmate's voluntary cooperation and, using the knowledge they have gained about the inmate and the incident, determine if use of force is necessary.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT","PART 552—CUSTODY","Subpart C—Use of Force and Application of Restraints on 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":"91f88669f2dd7b5edba67292559dad9582e7b3abddb53a6a8decb9e2edf5ec0d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-552.22","next":"us/28-cfr-552.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}