28 CFR § 527.43 - Notification of inmates.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s527.43"
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title: "28 CFR § 527.43 - Notification of inmates."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "527.43"
section_name: "Notification of inmates."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER"
part_number: "527"
part_name: "TRANSFERS"
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# 527.43 Notification of inmates.

Foreign national inmates will be notified about the International Prisoner Transfer Program and the procedures to follow to apply for transfer as follows:

(a) Through information provided in the institution's admission and orientation program; and

(b) Through individual notice given to an inmate who is a citizen or national of a treaty nation. The notice must:

(1) Reiterate the availability of the transfer program;

(2) Provide the inmate with an opportunity to inquire about transfer to the country of which the inmate is a citizen or national; and

(3) Inform the inmates of the procedures set forth in this part.