{{Short description|Policy documents for Federal Bureau of Prisons}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{1r|date=October 2015}}'''Federal Bureau of Prisons Program Statements''' are the [[policy]] documents of the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] (FBOP). They are promulgated by the FBOP director and FBOP staff are expected to adhere to them.
There are eight series of program statements dealing with various subjects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFormLoc|title=Policy Documents (Called Program Statements at the BOP)}}</ref> The Program Statements represent the internal policies of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and often quote the [[United States Code]] and [[Code of Federal Regulations]] and provide the FBOP's interpretations of these laws and regulations and procedures for implementing them.
==Series== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- ! Category/Description ! Series ! Examples |- |General Administration and Management |1000 |Policy development, forms and records management, public information, external organization and community relations, legal activities including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, and safety and occupational health/environment |- |Financial Management and Budgeting |2000 |Budget development and execution, accounting, financial management, travel, employee and inmate pay and payroll, and financial audits |- |Personnel/Staff Management |3000 |Staff ethics, recruitment and hiring, security and background investigations of prospective and current employees, affirmative action and upward mobility |- |Support Services and Logistics |4000 |Acquisitions (procurement), facilities maintenance and operations, inmate trust fund operations, and food services |- |Inmate and Custody Management |5000 |Telephone, correspondence, and visiting procedures; inmate personal property; admission and orientation; inmate programs; inmate discipline; parole hearings; state sentences; and inmate release management |- |Medical, Dental, and Health |6000 |Inmate health care services; psychiatric services; dental services; health care provider employment, qualifications, credentials, and practice agreements; and drug and alcohol surveillance and testing |- |Community Corrections and Correctional Contract Services |7000 |Community corrections management and contracting; community corrections centers referrals and placements; pretrial inmates; private sector secure correctional facilities contracting and oversight; and community drug treatment services |- |Industries, Education, and Vocational Training ([[UNICOR]]) |8000 |[[Federal Prison Industries]] management and organization; marketing and sales; customer service; product development and quality controls; and inmate employment |}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Federal Bureau of Prisons}}
[[Category:Federal Bureau of Prisons]] [[Category:Government documents of the United States]] [[Category:United States administrative law]] [[Category:United States federal policy|Bureau of Prisons Program Statements]]