PART 570—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 751, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 4161-4166, 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984, as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510. Subpart A [Reserved] Subpart B—Pre-Release Community Confinement Source: 73 FR 62443, Oct. 21, 2008, unless otherwise noted. § 570.20 Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to provide the procedures of the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) for designating inmates to pre-release community confinement or home detention. (a) Community confinement (b) Home detention § 570.21 Time-frames. (a) Community confinement. (b) Home detention. (c) Exceeding time-frames. § 570.22 Designation. Inmates will be considered for pre-release community confinement in a manner consistent with 18 U.S.C. section 3621(b), determined on an individual basis, and of sufficient duration to provide the greatest likelihood of successful reintegration into the community, within the time-frames set forth in this part. Subpart C—Furloughs Source: 76 FR 1517, Jan. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted. § 570.30 Purpose. The purpose of this subpart is to describe the procedures governing the furlough program of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau), which is authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3622. Under the furlough program, the Bureau allows inmates who meet certain requirements to be temporarily released from custody under carefully prescribed conditions. § 570.31 Inmate eligibility for furloughs. (a) Eligible inmates. (1) Sentenced inmates housed in Bureau facilities. (2) Pretrial inmates housed in Bureau facilities (provided that they comply with the requirements of 28 CFR part 551, Subpart J). (3) Sentenced inmates housed in Bureau facilities and classified as central inmate monitoring cases (provided that they comply with the requirements of 28 CFR part 524, Subpart F). (b) Ineligible inmates. (1) Sentenced inmates housed in contract facilities are not eligible to participate in the Bureau's furlough program under these rules, but may apply for furloughs as specified in that facility's written agreement with the Bureau. (2) Inmates who are U.S. Marshals prisoners housed in contract facilities are not eligible to participate, but must direct any furlough requests to the U.S. Marshals. § 570.32 Types of furloughs. A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, U.S. Marshal, or state or federal agents. The two types of furloughs are: (a) Transfer furlough (b) Non-transfer furlough (1) Emergency furlough (2) Routine furlough (c) Duration and distance of non-transfer furlough (1) Day furlough (2) Overnight furlough § 570.33 Justification for furlough. The Warden or designee may authorize a furlough, for 30 calendar days or less, for an inmate to: (a) Transfer directly to another Bureau institution, a non-federal facility, or community confinement; (b) Be present during a crisis in the immediate family, or in other urgent situations; (c) Participate in the development of release plans; (d) Establish or reestablish family and community ties; (e) Participate in selected educational, social, civic, and religious activities which will facilitate release transition; (f) Appear in court in connection with a civil action; (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; (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; (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 (j) Receive necessary medical, surgical, psychiatric, or dental treatment not otherwise available. § 570.34 Expenses of furlough. All expenses of a furlough, including transportation, food, lodging, and incidentals, are the responsibility of the inmate, the inmate's family, or other appropriate source approved by the Warden, except that the government may bear the expense of a furlough if it is for the government's primary benefit. § 570.35 Transfer furlough eligibility requirements. (a) Inmates transferring to administrative, low, medium, or high security facilities are generally not eligible for participation in the Bureau's transfer furlough program. (b) For a transfer furlough, inmates other than those described in paragraph (a) of this section must: (1) Be physically and mentally capable of completing the furlough; and (2) Demonstrate sufficient responsibility to provide reasonable assurance that furlough requirements will be met. (c) Inmates transferring to minimum security facilities must meet the requirements described in paragraph (b) of this section, and must also be: (1) Transferring from a low or minimum security facility; and (2) Appropriate for placement in a minimum security facility based on the inmate's security designation and custody classification at the time of transfer. (d) Inmates transferring to community confinement must meet the requirements described in paragraph (b) of this section, and must also be appropriate for placement in community confinement based on the inmate's security designation and custody classification at the time of transfer. § 570.36 Non-transfer furlough eligibility requirements. (a) An inmate may be eligible for a non-transfer furlough if the inmate meets the criteria described in 570.35(b) and the following additional criteria: If an inmate has . . . Then the inmate may only be considered been confined at the initially designated institution for less than 90 days an emergency furlough. more than two years remaining until the projected release date an emergency furlough. 2 years or less remaining until the projected release date an emergency furlough or a routine day furlough. 18 months or less remaining until the projected release date an emergency furlough, a routine day furlough, or a routine overnight furlough within the institution's commuting area. 1 year or less remaining until the projected release date an emergency furlough, a routine day furlough, or a routine overnight furlough either within or outside the institution's commuting area. (b) Ordinarily, Wardens will not grant a furlough to an inmate if: (1) The inmate is convicted of a serious crime against a person; (2) The inmate's presence in the community could attract undue public attention, create unusual concern, or diminish the seriousness of the offense; or (3) The inmate has been granted a furlough in the past 90 days. § 570.37 Procedures to apply for a furlough. (a) Application. (b) Notification of decision. (c) Appeal. § 570.38 Conditions of Furlough. (a) An inmate who violates the conditions of a furlough may be considered an escapee under 18 U.S.C. 4082 or 18 U.S.C. 751, and may be subject to criminal prosecution and institution disciplinary action. (b) A furlough will only be approved if an inmate agrees to the following conditions and understands that, while on furlough, he/she: (1) Remains in the legal custody of the U.S. Attorney General, in service of a term of imprisonment; (2) Is subject to prosecution for escape if he/she fails to return to the institution at the designated time; (3) Is subject to institution disciplinary action, arrest, and criminal prosecution for violating any condition(s) of the furlough; (4) May be thoroughly searched and given a urinalysis, breathalyzer, and other comparable test, during the furlough or upon return to the institution, and must pre-authorize the cost of such test(s) if the inmate or family members are paying the other costs of the furlough. The inmate must pre-authorize all testing fee(s) to be withdrawn directly from his/her inmate deposit fund account; (5) Must contact the institution (or United States Probation Officer) in the event of arrest, or any other serious difficulty or illness; and (6) Must comply with any other special instructions given by the institution. (c) While on furlough, the inmate must not: (1) Violate the laws of any jurisdiction (federal, state, or local); (2) Leave the area of his/her furlough without permission, except for traveling to the furlough destination, and returning to the institution; (3) Purchase, sell, possess, use, consume, or administer any narcotic drugs, marijuana, alcohol, or intoxicants in any form, or frequent any place where such articles are unlawfully sold, dispensed, used, or given away; (4) Use medication that is not prescribed and given to the inmate by the institution medical department or a licensed physician; (5) Have any medical/dental/surgical/psychiatric treatment without staff's written permission, unless there is an emergency. Upon return to the institution, the inmate must notify institution staff if he/she received any prescribed medication or treatment in the community for an emergency; (6) Possess any firearm or other dangerous weapon; (7) Get married, sign any legal papers, contracts, loan applications, or conduct any business without staff's written permission; (8) Associate with persons having a criminal record or with persons who the inmate knows to be engaged in illegal activities without staff's written permission; (9) Drive a motor vehicle without staff's written permission, which can only be obtained if the inmate has proof of a currently valid driver's license and proof of appropriate insurance; or (10) Return from furlough with anything the inmate did not take out with him/her (for example, clothing, jewelry, or books). Subpart D—Escorted Trips Source: 50 FR 48366, Nov. 22, 1985, unless otherwise noted. § 570.40 Purpose and scope. The Bureau of Prisons provides approved inmates with staff-escorted trips into the community for such purposes as receiving medical treatment not otherwise available, for visiting a critically-ill member of the inmate's immediate family, or for participating in program or work-related functions. § 570.41 Medical escorted trips. (a) Medical escorted trips are intended to provide an inmate with medical treatment not available within the institution. There are two types of medical escorted trips. (1) Emergency medical escorted trip. (2) Non-emergency medical escorted trip. (b) The Clinical Director or designee is responsible for determining whether a medical escorted trip is appropriate. (c) Escorted trip procedures—out-patient medical treatment. (d) Escorted trip procedures—in-patient medical treatment. [50 FR 48366, Nov. 22, 1985, as amended at 57 FR 21158, May 18, 1992] § 570.42 Non-medical escorted trips. (a) Non-medical escorted trips allow an inmate to leave the institution under staff escort for approved, non-medical reasons. There are two types of non-medical escorted trips. (1) Emergency non-medical escorted trip. (2) Non-emergency, non-medical escorted trip. (b) Escorted trip procedures—emergency non-medical reasons. (1) The government assumes the salary expenses of escort staff for the first eight hours of each day. All other expenses, including transportation costs, are assumed by the inmate, the inmate's family, or other appropriate source approved by the Warden. The necessary funds must be deposited to the inmate's trust fund account prior to the trip. Funds paid by the inmate for purposes of the escorted trip are then drawn, payable to the Treasury of the United States. Unexpended funds are returned to the inmate's trust fund account following the completion of the trip. (2) A request for an inmate to receive an emergency non-medical escorted trip is prepared by unit staff, forwarded through the appropriate staff for screening and clearance, and then submitted to the Warden. Except as specified in § 570.43, the Warden may approve an inmate for an emergency non-medical escorted trip. (c) Escorted trip procedures—non-emergency, non-medical reasons. § 570.43 Inmates requiring a high degree of control and supervision. Only the Regional Director may approve a non-medical escorted trip (either emergency or non-emergency) for an inmate determined to require a high degree of control and supervision. § 570.44 Supervision and restraint requirements. Inmates under escort will be within the constant and immediate visual supervision of escorting staff at all times. Restraints may be applied to an inmate going on an escorted trip, after considering the purpose of the escorted trip and the degree of supervision required by the inmate. Except for escorted trips for a medical emergency, an inmate going on an escorted trip must agree in writing to the conditions of the escorted trip (for example, agrees not to consume alcohol). § 570.45 Violation of escorted trip. (a) Staff shall process as an escapee an inmate who absconds from an escorted trip. (b) Staff may take disciplinary action against an inmate who fails to comply with any of the conditions of the escorted trip.