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28 CFR § 540.16 - Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s540.16"
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title: "28 CFR § 540.16 - Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "540.16"
section_name: "Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT"
part_number: "540"
part_name: "CONTACT WITH PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 551, 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1791, 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Sec. 12003(c)."
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# 540.16 Inmate correspondence while in segregation and holdover status.

(a) The Warden shall permit an inmate in holdover status (i.e., enroute to a designated institution) to have correspondence privileges similar to those of other inmates insofar as practical.

(b) The Warden shall permit an inmate in segregation to have full correspondence privileges unless placed on restricted general correspondence under § 540.15.