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. § 524.11

Process for classification and program reviews

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(a) When:

(1) Newly committed inmates will be classified within 28 calendar days of arrival at the institution designated for service of sentence.

(2) Inmates will receive a program review at least once every 180 calendar days. When an inmate is within twelve months of the projected release date, staff will conduct a program review at least once every 90 calendar days.

(b) Inmate appearance before classification team:

(1) Inmates will be notified at least 48 hours before that inmate's scheduled appearance before the classification team (whether for the initial classification or later program reviews).

(2) Inmates may submit a written waiver of the 48-hour notice requirement.

(3) The inmate is expected to attend the initial classification and all later program reviews. If the inmate refuses to appear at a scheduled meeting, staff must document on the Program Review Report the inmate's refusal and, if known, the reasons for refusal, and give a copy of this report to the inmate.

(c) Program Review Report: Staff must complete a Program Review Report at the inmate's initial classification. This report ordinarily includes information on the inmate's apparent needs and offers a correctional program designed to meet those needs. The Unit Manager and the inmate must sign the Program Review Report, and a copy must be given to the inmate.

(d) Work Programs: Each sentenced inmate who is physically and mentally able is assigned to a work program at initial classification. The inmate must participate in this work assignment and any other program required by Bureau policy, court order, or statute. The inmate may choose not to participate in other voluntary programs.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Juan Gabriel Barrios v. Acting Warden Bienemy.
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Juan Gabriel Barrios v. Acting Warden Bienemy (E.D. Va. 2026). · cites it 3× “” 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 ; see also Sharma v. Peters, 756 F.”
Don Wilborn v. Andrew Mansukhani (4th Cir. 2019). “§ 3621 ; 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 . While the BOP’s broad authority and overarching duties are set out in statute, greater detail about that process is 4 The Warden contends the Court should not consider this claim because Wilborn’s § 2241 petition did not sufficiently allege an…”
Mohammed v. Stover (D. Conn. 2023). “at 13; see 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a). BOP regulations provide that an eligible inmate begins earning FSA time credits after the date the inmate arrives at the designated BOP facility.”
Mohammed v. Stover (D. Conn. 2024). “28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a). 3 Available at: https://www.”
Jones v. English (D. Kan. 2019). “” Stokes, 2014 WL 503934 , at *6 (noting that under 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a)(2), inmates receive a program review at least once every 180 days).”
Cicchiello v. Peters (D. Conn. 2024). “28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a). Sentence Calculation and FSA Time Credit Calculations Prior to July 23, 2023 Some of Cicchiello’s claims concern FSA time credit calculations and sentence computation for her prior sentence, i.”
Bortner v. Stover (D. Conn. 2024). “28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a). Ms. Bortner argues that the BOP improperly calculated her FSA time credits because she was not awarded 15 days of credits for every 30 days of programming beginning on the date of her arrival at FCI Danbury.”
Hanley v. LeJeune (D. Minnesota 2024). “See 28 C.F.R. §§ 524.11 (a)(2) (providing that program reviews are to occur “at least once every 180 calendar days” (emphasis added)); 28 C.”
Rivera-Perez v. Stover (D. Conn. 2024). “See 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a)(2). An inmate earns either ten or 3 Available at https://www.”
Robinson v. Warden (D. Conn. 2025). “See 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a)(2). An inmate earns either ten or fifteen days of FSA time credits for every thirty days of successful participation in EBRRs or PAs.”
Tocee Martineze Mitchell v. Warden, F.C.I. Petersburg (E.D. Va. 2026). “” (citing 28 C.F.R. § 524.11 (a))). 6 recidivism risk reduction or has maintained a minimum or low recidivism risk, during the prisoner’s term of imprisonment; (C) has had the remainder of the prisoner’s imposed term of imprisonment computed under applicable law; and (D)(i) in…”
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