(a) Prohibited acts. The list of prohibited acts are divided into four separate categories based on severity: Greatest; High; Moderate; and Low. We describe the prohibited acts in Table 1--Prohibited Acts and Available Sanctions. Aiding, attempting, abetting, or making plans to commit any of the prohibited acts is treated the same as committing the act itself.
(b) Available sanctions. The list of available sanctions for committing prohibited acts is listed in Table 1--Prohibited Acts and Available Sanctions. If you commit repetitive prohibited acts, we can impose increased sanctions, as listed in Table 2--Additional Available Sanctions for Repeated Prohibited Acts Within the Same Severity Level.
Table 1--Prohibited Acts and Available Sanctions------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Greatest Severity Level Prohibited Acts
100................. Killing.101................. Assaulting any person, or an armed assault on the
institution's secure perimeter (a charge for
assaulting any person at this level is to be used
only when serious physical injury has been
attempted or accomplished).102................. Escape from escort; escape from any secure or non-
secure institution, including community
confinement; escape from unescorted community
program or activity; escape from outside a secure
institution.103................. Setting a fire (charged with this act in this
category only when found to pose a threat to life
or a threat of serious bodily harm or in
furtherance of a prohibited act of Greatest
Severity, e.g., in furtherance of a riot or
escape; otherwise the charge is properly
classified Code 218, or 329).104................. Possession, manufacture, or introduction of a gun,
firearm, weapon, sharpened instrument, knife,
dangerous chemical, explosive, ammunition, or any
instrument used as a weapon.105................. Rioting.106................. Encouraging others to riot.107................. Taking hostage(s).108................. Possession, manufacture, introduction, or loss of
a hazardous tool (tools most likely to be used in
an escape or escape attempt or to serve as
weapons capable of doing serious bodily harm to
others; or those hazardous to institutional
security or personal safety; e.g., hack-saw
blade, body armor, maps, handmade rope, or other
escape paraphernalia, portable telephone, pager,
or other electronic device).109................. (Not to be used).110................. Refusing to provide a urine sample; refusing to
breathe into a Breathalyzer; refusing to take
part in other drug-abuse testing.111................. Introduction or making of any narcotics,
marijuana, drugs, alcohol, intoxicants, or
related paraphernalia, not prescribed for the
individual by the medical staff.112................. Use of any narcotics, marijuana, drugs, alcohol,
intoxicants, or related paraphernalia, not
prescribed for the individual by the medical
staff.113................. Possession of any narcotics, marijuana, drugs,
alcohol, intoxicants, or related paraphernalia,
not prescribed for the individual by the medical
staff.114................. Sexual assault of any person, involving non-
consensual touching by force or threat of force.115................. Destroying and/or disposing of any item during a
search or attempt to search.196................. Use of the mail for an illegal purpose or to
commit or further a Greatest category prohibited
act.197................. Use of the telephone for an illegal purpose or to
commit or further a Greatest category prohibited
act.198................. Interfering with a staff member in the performance
of duties most like another Greatest severity
prohibited act. This charge is to be used only
when another charge of Greatest severity is not
accurate. The offending conduct must be charged
as ``most like'' one of the listed Greatest
severity prohibited acts.199................. Conduct which disrupts or interferes with the
security or orderly running of the institution or
the Bureau of Prisons most like another Greatest
severity prohibited act. This charge is to be
used only when another charge of Greatest
severity is not accurate. The offending conduct
must be charged as ``most like'' one of the
listed Greatest severity prohibited acts.
Available Sanctions for Greatest Severity Level Prohibited Acts
A................... Recommend parole date rescission or retardation.B................... Forfeit and/or withhold earned statutory good time
or non-vested good conduct time (up to 100%) and/
or terminate or disallow extra good time (an
extra good time or good conduct time sanction may
not be suspended).B.1................. Disallow ordinarily between 50% and 75% (27-41
days) of good conduct time credit available for
year (a good conduct time sanction may not be
suspended).C................... Disciplinary segregation (up to 12 months).D................... Make monetary restitution.E................... Monetary fine.F................... Loss of privileges (e.g., visiting, telephone,
commissary, movies, recreation).G................... Change housing (quarters).H................... Remove from program and/or group activity.I................... Loss of job.J................... Impound inmate's personal property.K................... Confiscate contraband.L................... Restrict to quarters.M................... Extra duty.
High Severity Level Prohibited Acts
200................. Escape from a work detail, non-secure institution,
or other non-secure confinement, including
community confinement, with subsequent voluntary
return to Bureau of Prisons custody within four
hours.201................. Fighting with another person.202................. (Not to be used).203................. Threatening another with bodily harm or any other
offense.204................. Extortion; blackmail; protection; demanding or
receiving money or anything of value in return
for protection against others, to avoid bodily
harm, or under threat of informing.205................. Engaging in sexual acts.206................. Making sexual proposals or threats to another.207................. Wearing a disguise or a mask.208................. Possession of any unauthorized locking device, or
lock pick, or tampering with or blocking any lock
device (includes keys), or destroying, altering,
interfering with, improperly using, or damaging
any security device, mechanism, or procedure.209................. Adulteration of any food or drink.210................. (Not to be used).211................. Possessing any officer's or staff clothing.212................. Engaging in or encouraging a group demonstration.
213................. Encouraging others to refuse to work, or to
participate in a work stoppage.214................. (Not to be used).215................. (Not to be used).216................. Giving or offering an official or staff member a
bribe, or anything of value.217................. Giving money to, or receiving money from, any
person for the purpose of introducing contraband
or any other illegal or prohibited purpose.218................. Destroying, altering, or damaging government
property, or the property of another person,
having a value in excess of $100.00, or
destroying, altering, damaging life-safety
devices (e.g., fire alarm) regardless of
financial value.219................. Stealing; theft (including data obtained through
the unauthorized use of a communications device,
or through unauthorized access to disks, tapes,
or computer printouts or other automated
equipment on which data is stored).220................. Demonstrating, practicing, or using martial arts,
boxing (except for use of a punching bag),
wrestling, or other forms of physical encounter,
or military exercises or drill (except for drill
authorized by staff).221................. Being in an unauthorized area with a person of the
opposite sex without staff permission.222................. (Not to be used).223................. (Not to be used).224................. Assaulting any person (a charge at this level is
used when less serious physical injury or contact
has been attempted or accomplished by an inmate).225................. Stalking another person through repeated behavior
which harasses, alarms, or annoys the person,
after having been previously warned to stop such
conduct.226................. Possession of stolen property.227................. Refusing to participate in a required physical
test or examination unrelated to testing for drug
abuse (e.g., DNA, HIV, tuberculosis).228................. Tattooing or self-mutilation.229................. Sexual assault of any person, involving non-
consensual touching without force or threat of
force.296................. Use of the mail for abuses other than criminal
activity which circumvent mail monitoring
procedures (e.g., use of the mail to commit or
further a High category prohibited act, special
mail abuse; writing letters in code; directing
others to send, sending, or receiving a letter or
mail through unauthorized means; sending mail for
other inmates without authorization; sending
correspondence to a specific address with
directions or intent to have the correspondence
sent to an unauthorized person; and using a
fictitious return address in an attempt to send
or receive unauthorized correspondence).297................. Use of the telephone for abuses other than illegal
activity which circumvent the ability of staff to
monitor frequency of telephone use, content of
the call, or the number called; or to commit or
further a High category prohibited act.298................. Interfering with a staff member in the performance
of duties most like another High severity
prohibited act. This charge is to be used only
when another charge of High severity is not
accurate. The offending conduct must be charged
as ``most like'' one of the listed High severity
prohibited acts.299................. Conduct which disrupts or interferes with the
security or orderly running of the institution or
the Bureau of Prisons most like another High
severity prohibited act. This charge is to be
used only when another charge of High severity is
not accurate. The offending conduct must be
charged as ``most like'' one of the listed High
severity prohibited acts.
Available Sanctions for High Severity Level Prohibited Acts
A................... Recommend parole date rescission or retardation.B................... Forfeit and/or withhold earned statutory good time
or non-vested good conduct time up to 50% or up
to 60 days, whichever is less, and/or terminate
or disallow extra good time (an extra good time
or good conduct time sanction may not be
suspended).B.1................. Disallow ordinarily between 25% and 50% (14-27
days) of good conduct time credit available for
year (a good conduct time sanction may not be
suspended).C................... Disciplinary segregation (up to 6 months).D................... Make monetary restitution.E................... Monetary fine.F................... Loss of privileges (e.g., visiting, telephone,
commissary, movies, recreation).G................... Change housing (quarters).H................... Remove from program and/or group activity.I................... Loss of job.J................... Impound inmate's personal property.K................... Confiscate contraband.L................... Restrict to quarters.M................... Extra duty.
Moderate Severity Level Prohibited Acts
300................. Indecent Exposure.301................. (Not to be used).302................. Misuse of authorized medication.303................. Possession of money or currency, unless
specifically authorized, or in excess of the
amount authorized.304................. Loaning of property or anything of value for
profit or increased return.305................. Possession of anything not authorized for
retention or receipt by the inmate, and not
issued to him through regular channels.306................. Refusing to work or to accept a program
assignment.307................. Refusing to obey an order of any staff member (may
be categorized and charged in terms of greater
severity, according to the nature of the order
being disobeyed, e.g., failure to obey an order
which furthers a riot would be charged as 105,
Rioting; refusing to obey an order which furthers
a fight would be charged as 201, Fighting;
refusing to provide a urine sample when ordered
as part of a drug-abuse test would be charged as
110).308................. Violating a condition of a furlough.
309................. Violating a condition of a community program.310................. Unexcused absence from work or any program
assignment.311................. Failing to perform work as instructed by the
supervisor.312................. Insolence towards a staff member.313................. Lying or providing a false statement to a staff
member.314................. Counterfeiting, forging, or unauthorized
reproduction of any document, article of
identification, money, security, or official
paper (may be categorized in terms of greater
severity according to the nature of the item
being reproduced, e.g., counterfeiting release
papers to effect escape, Code 102).315................. Participating in an unauthorized meeting or
gathering.316................. Being in an unauthorized area without staff
authorization.317................. Failure to follow safety or sanitation regulations
(including safety regulations, chemical
instructions, tools, MSDS sheets, OSHA
standards).318................. Using any equipment or machinery without staff
authorization.319................. Using any equipment or machinery contrary to
instructions or posted safety standards.320................. Failing to stand count.321................. Interfering with the taking of count.322................. (Not to be used).323................. (Not to be used).324................. Gambling.325................. Preparing or conducting a gambling pool.326................. Possession of gambling paraphernalia.327................. Unauthorized contacts with the public.328................. Giving money or anything of value to, or accepting
money or anything of value from, another inmate
or any other person without staff authorization.329................. Destroying, altering, or damaging government
property, or the property of another person,
having a value of $100.00 or less.330................. Being unsanitary or untidy; failing to keep one's
person or quarters in accordance with posted
standards.331................. Possession, manufacture, introduction, or loss of
a non-hazardous tool, equipment, supplies, or
other non-hazardous contraband (tools not likely
to be used in an escape or escape attempt, or to
serve as a weapon capable of doing serious bodily
harm to others, or not hazardous to institutional
security or personal safety) (other non-hazardous
contraband includes such items as food,
cosmetics, cleaning supplies, smoking apparatus
and tobacco in any form where prohibited, and
unauthorized nutritional/dietary supplements).332................. Smoking where prohibited.333................. Fraudulent or deceptive completion of a skills
test (e.g., cheating on a GED, or other
educational or vocational skills test).334................. Conducting a business; conducting or directing an
investment transaction without staff
authorization.335................. Communicating gang affiliation; participating in
gang related activities; possession of
paraphernalia indicating gang affiliation.336................. Circulating a petition.396................. Use of the mail for abuses other than criminal
activity which do not circumvent mail monitoring;
or use of the mail to commit or further a
Moderate category prohibited act.397................. Use of the telephone for abuses other than illegal
activity which do not circumvent the ability of
staff to monitor frequency of telephone use,
content of the call, or the number called; or to
commit or further a Moderate category prohibited
act.398................. Interfering with a staff member in the performance
of duties most like another Moderate severity
prohibited act. This charge is to be used only
when another charge of Moderate severity is not
accurate. The offending conduct must be charged
as ``most like'' one of the listed Moderate
severity prohibited acts.399................. Conduct which disrupts or interferes with the
security or orderly running of the institution or
the Bureau of Prisons most like another Moderate
severity prohibited act. This charge is to be
used only when another charge of Moderate
severity is not accurate. The offending conduct
must be charged as ``most like'' one of the
listed Moderate severity prohibited acts.
Available Sanctions for Moderate Severity Level Prohibited Acts
A................... Recommend parole date rescission or retardation.B................... Forfeit and/or withhold earned statutory good time
or non-vested good conduct time up to 25% or up
to 30 days, whichever is less, and/or terminate
or disallow extra good time (an extra good time
or good conduct time sanction may not be
suspended).B.1................. Disallow ordinarily up to 25% (1-14 days) of good
conduct time credit available for year (a good
conduct time sanction may not be suspended).C................... Disciplinary segregation (up to 3 months).D................... Make monetary restitution.E................... Monetary fine.F................... Loss of privileges (e.g., visiting, telephone,
commissary, movies, recreation).G................... Change housing (quarters).H................... Remove from program and/or group activity.I................... Loss of job.J................... Impound inmate's personal property.K................... Confiscate contraband.L................... Restrict to quarters.M................... Extra duty.
Low Severity Level Prohibited Acts
400................. (Not to be used).401................. (Not to be used).402................. Malingering, feigning illness.
403................. (Not to be used).404................. Using abusive or obscene language.405................. (Not to be used).406................. (Not to be used).407................. Conduct with a visitor in violation of Bureau
regulations.408................. (Not to be used).409................. Unauthorized physical contact (e.g., kissing,
embracing).498................. Interfering with a staff member in the performance
of duties most like another Low severity
prohibited act. This charge is to be used only
when another charge of Low severity is not
accurate. The offending conduct must be charged
as ``most like'' one of the listed Low severity
prohibited acts.499................. Conduct which disrupts or interferes with the
security or orderly running of the institution or
the Bureau of Prisons most like another Low
severity prohibited act. This charge is to be
used only when another charge of Low severity is
not accurate. The offending conduct must be
charged as ``most like'' one of the listed Low
severity prohibited acts.
Available Sanctions for Low Severity Level Prohibited Acts
B.1................. Disallow ordinarily up to 12.5% (1-7 days) of good
conduct time credit available for year (to be
used only where inmate found to have committed a
second violation of the same prohibited act
within 6 months); Disallow ordinarily up to 25%
(1-14 days) of good conduct time credit available
for year (to be used only where inmate found to
have committed a third violation of the same
prohibited act within 6 months) (a good conduct
time sanction may not be suspended).D................... Make monetary restitution.E................... Monetary fine.F................... Loss of privileges (e.g., visiting, telephone,
commissary, movies, recreation).G................... Change housing (quarters).H................... Remove from program and/or group activity.I................... Loss of job.J................... Impound inmate's personal property.K................... Confiscate contraband.L................... Restrict to quarters.M................... Extra duty.------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 2--Additional Available Sanctions for Repeated Prohibited Acts Within the Same Severity Level----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time period for prior Frequency of repeated Additional available
Prohibited act severity level offense (same code) offense sanctions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Low Severity (400 level)........... 6 months.............. 2nd offense........... 1. Disciplinary segregation
(up to 1 month).
2. Forfeit earned SGT or
non-vested GCT up to 10%
or up to 15 days,
whichever is less, and/or
terminate or disallow
extra good time (EGT) (an
EGT sanction may not be
suspended).
3rd or more offense Any available Moderate
severity level sanction
(300 series).Moderate Severity (300 level)...... 12 months............. 2nd offense........... 1. Disciplinary segregation
(up to 6 months).
2. Forfeit earned SGT or
non-vested GCT up to 37\1/
2\% or up to 45 days,
whichever is less, and/or
terminate or disallow EGT
(an EGT sanction may not
be suspended).
3rd or more offense. Any available High severity
level sanction (200
series).High Severity (200 level).......... 18 months............. 2nd offense........... 1. Disciplinary segregation
(up to 12 months).
2. Forfeit earned SGT or
non-vested GCT up to 75%
or up to 90 days,
whichever is less, and/or
terminate or disallow EGT
(an EGT sanction may not
be suspended).
3rd or more offense Any available Greatest
severity level sanction
(100 series).Greatest Severity (100 level)...... 24 months............. 2nd or more offense... Disciplinary Segregation
(up to 18 months).---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [75 FR 76267, Dec. 8, 2010; 75 FR 81854, Dec. 29, 2010]