§552.20. Purpose and scope.
28 C.F.R. § 552.20
The Bureau of Prisons authorizes staff to use force only as a last alternative after all other reasonable efforts to resolve a situation have failed. When authorized, staff must use only that amount of force necessary to gain control of the inmate, to protect and ensure the safety of inmates, staff, and others, to prevent serious property damage and to ensure institution security and good order. Staff are authorized to apply physical restraints necessary to gain control of an inmate who appears to be dangerous because the inmate:
Assaults another individual;
Destroys government property;
Attempts suicide;
Inflicts injury upon self; or
Becomes violent or displays signs of imminent violence.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[59 FR 30469, June 13, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 39800, July 30, 1996]
Source
Source: 54 FR 21394, May 17, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984, as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510.
Source
Source: 45 FR 33941, May 20, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[59 FR 30469, June 13, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 39800, July 30, 1996]