§570.32. Types of furloughs.
28 C.F.R. § 570.32
A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, U.S. Marshal, or state or federal agents. The two types of furloughs are:
Transfer furlough— A furlough for the purpose of transferring an inmate from one Bureau facility to another, a non-federal facility, or community confinement (including home confinement) as noted below at § 570.33(a).
Non-transfer furlough— A furlough for any purpose other than a transfer furlough, and which may be defined based on its nature, as either emergency or routine, as follows:
Emergency furlough— A furlough allowing an inmate to address a family crisis or other urgent situation as noted below at § 570.33(b).
Routine furlough— A furlough for any of the reasons noted below at § 570.33 (a) and (c) through (j).
Duration and distance of non-transfer furlough—
Day furlough— A furlough within the geographic limits of the commuting area of the institution, which lasts 16 hours or less and ends before midnight.
Overnight furlough— A furlough which falls outside the criteria of a day furlough.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 76 FR 1517, Jan. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 751, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 4161-4166, 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984, as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510.