§551.152. Procedures.
28 C.F.R. § 551.152
A victim and/or witness of a serious crime who wants to be notified of a specific inmate's release must make this request to the United States Attorney in the district where the prosecution occurred. Requests for notification received by the Bureau of Prisons directly from a victim and/or witness will be referred to the U.S. Attorney in the district of prosecution for approval.
Institution staff shall promptly notify the victim and/or witness when his or her request for notification has been received. Staff shall advise each approved victim and/or witness of that person's responsibility for notifying the Bureau of Prisons of any address and/or telephone number changes.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[49 FR 18386, Apr. 30, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 6178, Feb. 21, 1990]
Source
Source: 49 FR 18386, Apr. 30, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 1512, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4005, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 4161-4166 (Repealed as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Pub. L. 99-500 (sec. 209); Attorney General's May 1, 1995 Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance.
Source
Source: 44 FR 38252, June 29, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[49 FR 18386, Apr. 30, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 6178, Feb. 21, 1990]