45 C.F.R. § 46.302 Purpose.
Title 45 - Public Welfare
Inasmuch as prisoners may be under constraints because of their incarceration which could affect their ability to make a truly voluntary and uncoerced decision whether or not to participate as subjects in research, it is the purpose of this subpart to provide additional safeguards for the protection of prisoners involved in activities to which this subpart is applicable.
Title 45: Public Welfare
PART 46—PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
Subpart C—Additional Protections Pertaining to Biomedical and Behavioral Research Involving Prisoners as Subjects
§ 46.302 Purpose.