28 CFR § 345.50 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s345.50"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 345.50 - General."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "345.50"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "345"
part_name: "FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES (FPI) INMATE WORK PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 4126, 28 CFR 0.99, and by resolution of the Board of Directors of Federal Prison Industries, Inc."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 15827, Mar. 27, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "345"
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# 345.50 General.

Title 18 U. S. Code section 4126 authorizes FPI to compensate inmates under rules and regulations promulgated by the Attorney General. It is the policy of FPI to provide compensation to FPI inmate workers through various conditions of pay and benefits, except as otherwise provided in these regulations.