§ 522.11 Civil contempt commitments.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 522: ADMISSION TO INSTITUTION › Subpart B: Civil Contempt of Court Commitments › § 522.11: § 522.11 Civil contempt commitments.

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Inmates can come into Bureau custody for civil contempt commitments in two ways:

(a) The U.S. Marshals Service may request a designation from the Bureau for a civil contempt commitment if local jails are not suitable due to medical, security or other reasons; or

(b) The committing court may specify a Bureau institution as the place of incarceration in its contempt order. We will designate the facility specified in the court order unless there is a reason for not placing the inmate in that facility.

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