[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18658-18659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10350]



      

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Part III





Department of Justice





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Bureau of Prisons



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28 CFR Part 524



Intensive Confinement Center Program; Interim Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

28 CFR Part 524

[BOP-1006-I]
RIN 1120-AA11


Intensive Confinement Center Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice.

ACTION: Interim rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau of Prisons is adopting 
regulations on the operation of the Intensive Confinement Center 
Program. This is a specialized program for non-violent offenders 
combining features of a military boot camp with the traditional 
correctional values of the Bureau of Prisons. This placement is 
followed by extended participation in community-based programs and 
possible reduction in sentence. The goal of the intensive confinement 
center program is to promote in the inmate values of personal 
development, self control, and discipline, thereby helping to reduce 
the potential for future incarceration of the inmate.

DATES: Effective May 28, 1996; comments due by June 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of General Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, HOLC Room 754, 
320 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 20534.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Nanovic, Office of General 
Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone (202) 514-6655.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Prisons is adopting interim 
regulations on the Intensive Confinement Center Program. The purpose of 
this program is to place non-violent offenders in a highly structured, 
no frills environment as a means of promoting personal development, 
self control, and discipline, thereby helping to reduce the potential 
for future incarceration of the inmate. Participation in the program is 
contingent upon length of sentence and upon the determination of Bureau 
staff that the inmate is serving his or her first period of 
incarceration or has a minor history of prior incarcerations, is not 
serving a term of imprisonment for a crime of violence, is properly 
classified as appropriate for housing in minimum security, and is 
physically and mentally capable of participating in the program. 
Participation in the program is voluntary.
    Placement in the program is to be made by Bureau staff in 
accordance with sound correctional judgment and the availability of 
Bureau resources. The determination of a non-violent offense is based 
upon the definition in 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(3).
    The institution-based component of the program ordinarily is six 
months in duration, and consists of strict discipline and daily regimen 
of physical conditioning, labor-intensive work assignments, literacy 
program, vocational training, and drug and alcohol counseling. The 
program also offers the inmate assistance on stress management, life 
coping skills, positive personal attitude and self-esteem. In addition, 
there may be other activities available which are consistent with the 
total wellness program. Amenities such as access to television and 
radio are extremely limited (for example, television access may be 
limited to a specified period of national news broadcasts). Smoking is 
not permitted. The six day work week and the long work day leave little 
free time, and visiting and telephone access are very limited. Non-
issue clothing and commissary privileges (except for monthly purchases 
by female inmates of sanitary hygiene items in addition to those 
provided by the Bureau) are not permitted.
    An inmate who successfully completes the institution-based 
component of the program ordinarily is eligible to serve the remainder 
of the sentence in a community-based program (for example, in a 
community correction center or in home detention). An inmate who fails 
to complete this component or who subsequently fails participation in a 
community-based program may forfeit further involvement in the program. 
An eligible inmate with a sentence of not more than thirty months who 
successfully completes the institution-based component, who maintains 
successful participation in a community-based program, and who has 
supervised release to follow is eligible for up to a six month 
reduction in sentence. The length of the reduction is proportional to 
the amount of time remaining to be served. Authority for a reduction in 
sentence for such inmates is contained in 18 U.S.C. 4046. The Bureau 
has piloted operation of this program for the purpose of placing 
graduates in community-based programs for both male and female inmates. 
Under the interim rule, consideration for reduction in sentence may be 
given to an inmate who successfully completes an intensive confinement 
center pilot program if staff confirm that the inmate meets appropriate 
eligibility criteria.
    The Bureau is publishing this regulation as an interim rule in 
order to provide for public comment while maintaining continuity 
between pilot program operation and full implementation of 18 U.S.C. 
4046. Members of the public may submit comments concerning this rule by 
writing to the previously cited address. These comments will be 
considered before the rule is finalized.
    The Bureau of Prisons has determined that this rule is not a 
significant regulatory action for the purpose of E.O. 12886. After 
review of the law and regulations, the Director, Bureau of Prisons has 
certified that this rule, for the purpose of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (Pub. L. 96-354), does not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities, as defined by the Act.

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 524

    Prisoners.
Kathleen M. Hawk,
Director, Bureau of Prisons.

    Accordingly, pursuant to the rulemaking authority vested in the 
Attorney General in 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and delegated to the Director, 
Bureau of Prisons in 28 CFR 0.96(p), part 524 in subchapter B of 28 
CFR, chapter V is amended as set forth below.

SUBCHAPTER B--INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER

PART 524--CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES

    1. The authority citation for 28 CFR part 524 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3521-3528, 3621, 3622, 3624, 
4001, 4042, 4046, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses 
committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 
12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 21 U.S.C. 
848; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Title V, Pub. L. 91-452, 84 Stat. 933 (18 
U.S.C. Chapter 223); 28 CFR 0.95-0.99.

    2. Subpart D, consisting of Sec. 524.30 through 524.33, is added to 
read as follows:

Subpart D--Intensive Confinement Center Program

Sec. 524.30  Purpose and scope.
Sec. 524.31  Eligibility and placement.
Sec. 524.32  Institution-based component procedures.
Sec. 524.33  Program failure.

Subpart D--Intensive Confinement Center Program


Sec. 524.30  Purpose and scope.

    The intensive confinement center program is a specialized program 
combining features of a military boot camp with the traditional 
correctional values of the Bureau of Prisons,

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followed by extended participation in community-based programs. The 
goal of this program is to promote personal development, self-control, 
and discipline.


Sec. 524.31  Eligibility and placement.

    (a) Eligibility for consideration of placement in the intensive 
confinement center program requires that the inmate is:
    (1)(i) Serving a sentence of more than 12, but not more than 30 
months (see 18 U.S.C. 4046), or
    (ii) Serving a sentence of more than 30, but not more than 60 
months, and is within 24 months of a projected release date.
    (2) Serving his or her first period of incarceration or has a minor 
history of prior incarcerations;
    (3) Is not serving a term of imprisonment for a crime of violence;
    (4) Appropriate for housing in minimum security;
    (5) Physically and mentally capable of participating in the 
program;
    (6) A volunteer.
    (b) Placement in the intensive confinement center program is to be 
made by Bureau staff in accordance with sound correctional judgment and 
the availability of Bureau resources.


Sec. 524.32  Institution-based component procedures.

    (a) An eligible inmate who volunteers for participation in an 
institution-based intensive confinement center program must agree to 
forego opportunities which may be otherwise available to inmates in 
Bureau institutions. Opportunities that may be affected include, but 
are not limited to, visitation, telephone use, legal research time, 
religious practices, commissary, smoking, and grooming preferences.
    (b) The institution-based component of the intensive confinement 
center program ordinarily is six months in duration.
    (c) Disciplinary procedures to be followed in the institution-based 
intensive confinement center program are set forth in subpart B of part 
541 of this chapter.
    (d)(1) An inmate who successfully completes the institution-based 
component of the program ordinarily is eligible to serve the remainder 
of the sentence in a community-based program.
    (2) An inmate eligible for participation in the program under 
Sec. 524.31(a)(1)(i) who successfully completes the institution-based 
component, who maintains successful participation in a community-based 
program, and has a period of supervised release to follow is eligible 
for up to a six month reduction in sentence.
    (3) An inmate who completes or has completed the institution-based 
component of an intensive confinement center pilot program, who 
maintains successful participation in a community-based program, and 
has a period of supervised release to follow is eligible for up to a 
six month reduction in sentence if staff confirm that the inmate has 
met the requirements of Sec. 524.31(a)(1)(i), (2), (3) and (4).


Sec. 524.33  Program failure.

    An inmate who fails to complete the institution-based component or 
who subsequently fails participation in a community-based program may 
forfeit his or her further involvement in the program.

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