28 C.F.R. § 570.32 Justification for furlough.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
(a) The authority to approve furloughs in Bureau of Prisons institutions is delegated to the Warden or Acting Warden. This authority may not be further delegated. An inmate may be authorized a furlough: (1) To be present during a crisis in the immediate family, or in other urgent situations; (2) To participate in the development of release plans; (3) To reestablish family and community ties; (4) To participate in selected educational, social, civic, religious, and recreational activities which will facilitate release transition; (5) To transfer directly to another institution or to a non-federal facility; (6) To appear in court in connection with a civil action; (7) To 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; (8) To appear in a criminal court proceeding, but only when the use of a furlough is requested or recommended by the applicable court or prosecuting attorney; or (9) To participate in special training courses or in institution work assignments, including Federal Prison Industries (FPI) work assignments, of 30 calendar days or less, when daily commuting from the institution is not feasible. (b) The Warden may recommend a furlough for an inmate to obtain necessary medical, surgical, psychiatric, or dental treatment not otherwise available. In addition to the recommendation of the Warden, a furlough of this nature requires the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer (Chief of Health Programs). Approval for a furlough of this type occurs in one of the following ways: (1) Staff shall contact the Regional Health Services Administrator for approval when the cost of medical care is at the expense of the government. In case of medical emergency, staff may authorize a furlough for hospitalization and shall notify the Regional Health Services Administrator as soon after the emergency admission as possible. (2) When medical care expenditures are borne by the inmate, or other non-governmental source, the furlough request requires the approval of the Medical Director and the Assistant Director, Correctional Programs Division. (c) The Warden may refer a request for a furlough in other situations through the Regional Director to the Assistant Director, Correctional Programs Division for approval. [46 FR 34552, July 1, 1981, as amended at 48 FR 45051, Sept. 30, 1983; 59 FR 3510, Jan. 21, 1994]
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 570—COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Subpart C—Furloughs
§ 570.32 Justification for furlough.
