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28 CFR § 541.29 - Staff verification of need for protection.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s541.29"
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title: "28 CFR § 541.29 - Staff verification of need for protection."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "541.29"
section_name: "Staff verification of need for protection."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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part_name: "INMATE DISCIPLINE AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNITS"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 4161—4166 (Repealed as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006—5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510."
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# 541.29 Staff verification of need for protection.

If a staff investigation verifies your need for placement in the SHU as a protection case, you may remain in the SHU or be transferred to another institution where your status as a protection case may not be necessary, at the Warden's discretion.