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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 28 - Judicial Administration |
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Chapter V - Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice |
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SubChapter C - Institutional Management |
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Part 540 - Contact With Persons in the Community |
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Subpart J - Communications Management Housing Units |
§ 540.201 - Designation criteria.
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§ 540.201 Designation criteria.
Inmates may be designated to a CMU if evidence of the following criteria exists:
(a) The inmate's current offense(s) of conviction, or offense conduct, included association, communication, or involvement, related to international or domestic terrorism;
(b) The inmate's current offense(s) of conviction, offense conduct, or activity while incarcerated, indicates a substantial likelihood that the inmate will encourage, coordinate, facilitate, or otherwise act in furtherance of illegal activity through communication with persons in the community;
(c) The inmate has attempted, or indicates a substantial likelihood that the inmate will contact victims of the inmate's current offense(s) of conviction;
(d) The inmate committed prohibited activity related to misuse or abuse of approved communication methods while incarcerated; or
(e) There is any other substantiated/credible evidence of a potential threat to the safe, secure, and orderly operation of prison facilities, or protection of the public, as a result of the inmate's communication with persons in the community.