C.F.R. » Title 28 » CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER B—INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER › PART 524—CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES › Subpart B—Classification and Program Review of Inmates

28 C.F.R. § 524.10

Purpose

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The purpose of this subpart is to explain the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) process for classifying newly committed inmates and conducting program reviews for all inmates except:

(a) Pretrial inmates, covered in 28 CFR part 551; and

(b) Inmates committed for study and observation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: United States Dep't of Just. v. Julian, 486 U.S. 1 (1988).
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United States Dep't of Just. v. Julian, 486 U.S. 1 (1988). · cites it 2× “" After the defendant is sentenced, a copy of the presentence report is typically transmitted to the Bureau of Prisons, where it may be used in determining a defendant's classification as an inmate, see 28 CFR §§ 524.10 , 524.12(e) (1987), choosing an appropriate treatment…”
Fox v. Lappin, 409 F. Supp. 2d 79 (D. Mass. 2006). “Classification of a prisoner is required under 28 C.F.R. § 524.10 et. seq, Classification and Program, Review of Inmates.”
Block (D. Mass. 2026). · cites it 2× “Consistent with this authority, BOP promulgated 28 C.F.R. § 524.10 et seq., “Classification and Program Review of Inmates,” for the express purpose of “classifying newly committed inmates and conducting program reviews for all inmates[,]” with certain exceptions not applicable…”
Am. First Legal Found. v. U.S. Dep't of Just. (D.D.C. 2025). “1, 5 (1988) (internal citation omitted); see also 28 C.F.R. §§ 524.10 , 524.12(e). Additionally, the PSR is transmitted to the U.”
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