Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 26, 2024

Title 28 - Judicial Administration last revised: May 20, 2024
§ 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.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 551, 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1791,3621,3622,3624,4001,4042,4081,4082,1987,5006,1984,5039; 28 U.S.C. 509,510; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Sec. 12003(c)
cite as: 28 CFR 540.201