The Electronic Reading Room was developed to provide the public with access to certain types of information created by the Bureau of Prisons after November 1, 1996. These categories of documents, as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C.552(a)(2) include: These documents are also located in the conventional reading room. The conventional reading room is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., by appointment. A dedicated workstation is available for public use in accessing the Bureau's documents in electronic format. Access to the Internet, particularly the BOP home page - http://www.bop.gov - is available.
Location and Contact
If you do not find the information you need in the reading room, please submit a FOIA request via our online form.
The Bureau of Prisons adjudicates no cases.
Bureau of Prisons Policy are referred to as Program Statements
Bureau of Prisons staff manuals and instructions to staff are referred to as Technical Reference Manuals
Community Confinement Procedure Changes, December 20, 2002:
Employment Information Handbook: provides inmates with contacts and
other information that can help them prepare for release.
Inmate Locator: tool to locate information on an inmate.
Purchase Cardholders (updated quarterly)
State of the Bureau (current version)
See itemized list above
Updated September 3, 2008
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