28 CFR § 40.4 - Accessibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s40.4"
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title: "28 CFR § 40.4 - Accessibility."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "40.4"
section_name: "Accessibility."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "40"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1997e."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 957-81, 46 FR 48186, Oct. 1, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 40.4 Accessibility.

Each inmate shall be entitled to invoke the grievance procedure regardless of any disciplinary, classification, or other administrative or legislative decision to which the inmate may be subject. The institution shall ensure that the procedure is accessible to impaired and handicapped inmates.