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[FR Doc 03-31703] 1.Religious Beliefs and Practices: Nomenclature Change

The Bureau amends its regulations on religious beliefs and practices to rename the special diet with which it accommodates inmates' religious dietary practices. The special diet, formerly known as the common fare menu, will now be called the religious diet menu. This change in name is necessary in order to reflect more equitably the variety of faith

Published: 2003-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-31704] 2.Administrative Safeguards for Psychiatric Treatment and Medication

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its regulations on Psychiatric Treatment and Medication. We make several minor word changes to conform more closely with the language of 18 U.S.C. 42414247 on psychiatric hospitalization. We remove from the rule two elements of the standard for determining whether treatment or psychotropic

Published: 2003-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

[FR Doc 03-28853] 3. Occupational Education Programs

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its regulations on occupational education programs to allow inmates currently under an order of deportation, exclusion, or removal, to participate in Bureau occupational education programs if Bureau resources are available after participation by inmates who will be released within the United

Published: 2003-11-19 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-28852] 4. Postsecondary Education Programs

The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) finalizes, without change, a proposed rule it published on July 17, 2000, at 65 FR 44400 to exclude from postsecondary education programs courses offered as part of an occupational education program. Occupational education programs are covered in separate Bureau regulations.

Published: 2003-11-19 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-20491] 5. Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) establishes procedures governing inmate access to OverTheCounter (OTC) medications. Currently, the inmate population can only buy approved OTC medications through the commissary at their institutions. Our commissaries will continue to sell medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen,

Published: 2003-08-12 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-19853] 6. Civil Contempt of Court Commitments: Revision to Accommodate Commitments

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) revises its rules on Civil Contempt of Court Commitments to include references to relevant DC Code provisions regarding civil contempt commitments. We make this revision to accommodate DC Code offenders in Bureau institutions or Bureau contract facilities under the National Capital Revitalization

Published: 2003-08-05 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-15823] 7. Good Conduct Time: Aliens With Confirmed Orders of Deportation, Exclusion, or

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to amend its rules on Good Conduct Time (GCT). The purpose of this proposed rule is to more effectively reduce the lengthy General Educational Development (GED) waiting lists and to reevaluate the ``satisfactory progress in a literacy program'' provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law

Published: 2003-06-25 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-14379] 8. Release Gratuities, Transportation, and Clothing: Aliens

This final rule amends the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) regulations on release gratuities, transportation, and clothing to limit the release gratuity available to aliens. Only aliens released to immigration authorities for release or transfer to a community corrections center are eligible for a gratuity of up to $10. Aliens released for deportation,

Published: 2003-06-09 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

[FR Doc 03-14380] 9. Clarifying of Release Gratuities--Release Transportation Regulations to More

This document makes a minor clarifying change to the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) regulations on release gratuities, transportation, and clothing. The amendment will clarify that the Bureau is authorized, upon an inmate's release, to provide transportation to an inmate's place of conviction or his/her legal residence only within the United States,

Published: 2003-06-09 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-11539] 10. Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests: Removal of Rules

The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) proposes to revise its Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act regulations. We propose to eliminate rules pertaining to inmate requests to institutions for information, as these regulations pertain to internal agency practice and procedure and do not directly relate to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the

Published: 2003-05-13 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-9596] 11. Public Works and Community Service Projects

This document finalizes Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) interim rules on volunteer community service projects. Volunteer community service projects provide for the public good. They are developed by local government or by a nonprofit charitable organization for Bureau approval. This rule provides for inmates' voluntary participation in a volunteer

Published: 2003-04-18 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-9595] 12. Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration

The fee to cover the average cost of incarceration for Federal inmates in 2001 was $22,174, and in 2002 was $22,517.

Published: 2003-04-18 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-9310] 13. Bureau of Prisons Emergencies

The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) makes this interim final rule to clarify that, when there is an institutional or systemwide Bureau emergency which the Director or designee, such as a Warden, considers a threat to human life or safety, the Director or designee may suspend the operation of the rules in this chapter as necessary to handle the

Published: 2003-04-16 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-5256] 14. Visiting Regulations: Prior Relationship

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends its visiting regulations to require that regular visiting privileges at all institutions ordinarily will be extended to friends and associates only when the relationship had been established prior to confinement. This requirement currently applies to visiting at Medium Security Level, High

Published: 2003-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

[FR Doc 03-2517] 15. Admission and Orientation Program: Removal From Rules

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) removes its rules on the Admission and Orientation Program from the CFR. We intend this amendment to streamline our regulations by removing internal agency management procedures that need not be stated in regulation.

Published: 2003-02-04 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : Prisons Bureau

 

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