28 C.F.R. § 550.56

Community Treatment Services (CTS)

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(a) For inmates to successfully complete all components of RDAP, they must participate in CTS. If inmates refuse or fail to complete CTS, they fail RDAP and are disqualified for any additional incentives.

(b) Inmates with a documented drug use problem who did not choose to participate in RDAP may be required to participate in CTS as a condition of participation in a community-based program, with the approval of the Supervisory Community Treatment Services Coordinator.

[81 FR 24490, Apr. 26, 2016]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Mora-Meraz v. Thomas, 601 F.3d 933 (9th Cir. 2010).
Mora-Meraz v. Thomas, 601 F.3d 933 (9th Cir. 2010). · cites it 6× “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 (a) (2008). Neither the statute nor the regulation defines “verifiable documented drug abuse problem.”
Reeb v. Thomas, 636 F.3d 1224 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 . 1 The program utilizes both individual and group activities and requires at least 500 hours of treatment over a period of 6 to 12 months.”
Dellarcirprete v. Gutierrez, 479 F. Supp. 2d 600 (N.D.W. Va. 2007). “The Code of Federal Regulations states that RDAP eligibility requires “a verifiable documented drug abuse problem,” 28 C.F.R. § 550.56 (a)(1), and the BOP’s own guidelines require that: [a]n Inmate must meet all the following criteria to be eligible for the residential drug…”
United States v. Kelvin Neal Jackson, 70 F.3d 874 (6th Cir. 1995). · cites it 2× “53 (providing that upon interviewing a new inmate and reviewing his records, the Bureau’s drug abuse treatment staff will make an appropriate drug treatment referral); 28 C.”
Laws v. Barron, 348 F. Supp. 2d 795 (E.D. Ky. 2004). · cites it 4× “§ 1321 , 28 C.F.R. § 550.56 , and BOP Program Statement (“P.”
Minotti v. Whitehead, 584 F. Supp. 2d 750 (D. Maryland 2008). · cites it 2× “; 28 C.F.R. § 550.56 . Drug abuse treatment specialists and the drug abuse treatment coordinator operate a treatment unit, which is set apart from the general prison population, that focuses on individual and group activities.”
Wilson v. Kastner, 385 F. App'x 855 (10th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 (a) (2000). 4 In addition, the BOP issued Program Statement 5330.”
Smith v. Vazquez, 491 F. Supp. 2d 1165 (S.D. Ga. 2007). · cites it 2× “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 (a). Additionally, the BOP’s Program Statement explains the procedure for verifying a drug abuse problem under this section: Drug abuse program staff shall determine if the inmate has a substance abuse disorder by first conducting the Residential Drug Abuse…”
Williams v. Clark, 52 F. Supp. 2d 1145 (C.D. Cal. 1999). “Under BOP regulations, the drug abuse treatment program requires "a course of individual and group activities provided by a team of drug abuse treatment specialists and the drug abuse treatment coordinator in a treatment unit set apart from the general prison population, lasting…”
Robinson v. Gonzales, 493 F. Supp. 2d 758 (D. Maryland 2007). “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 . Treatment is comprised of three phases: 1) a unit-based residential program; 2) institutional transition; and 3) community transitional services.”
Nuckols v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons, 578 F. Supp. 2d 79 (D.D.C. 2008). “28 C.F.R. § 550.56 (a)(4). Nuckols’ release date, taking account of good time credits, was January 24, 2011.”
Salvador-Orta v. Daniels, 531 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (D. Or. 2008). “See 28 C.F.R. § 550.56 . To attempt to verify a prisoner’s allegations regarding a substance abuse problem, the BOP uses diagnostic criteria provided in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders.”
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