{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-570.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 570.33","heading":"Justification for furlough.","body":"The Warden or designee may authorize a furlough, for 30 calendar days or less, for an inmate to:\n(a) Transfer directly to another Bureau institution, a non-federal facility, or community confinement;\n(b) Be present during a crisis in the immediate family, or in other urgent situations;\n(c) Participate in the development of release plans;\n(d) Establish or reestablish family and community ties;\n(e) Participate in selected educational, social, civic, and religious activities which will facilitate release transition;\n(f) Appear in court in connection with a civil action;\n(g) Comply with an official request to appear before a grand jury, or to comply with a request from a legislative body, or regulatory or licensing agency;\n(h) Appear in or prepare for a criminal court proceeding, but only when the use of a furlough is requested or recommended by the applicable court or prosecuting attorney;\n(i) Participate in special training courses or in institution work assignments, including Federal Prison Industries (FPI) work assignments, when daily commuting from the institution is not feasible; or\n(j) Receive necessary medical, surgical, psychiatric, or dental treatment not otherwise available.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER D—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND RELEASE","PART 570—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS","Subpart C—Furloughs"],"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":"95420f6507748262f1e746ef69f3d37b3b81f0d6541ab7751801e6eb078922f5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-570.32","next":"us/28-cfr-570.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}