# 28 C.F.R. § 541.21 (2026): Special Housing Units (SHUs)

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_21

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 541.21 (2026)
- **Heading:** Special Housing Units (SHUs)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration / Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 541: INMATE DISCIPLINE AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNITS / Subpart B: Special Housing Units / § 541.21: § 541.21   Special Housing Units (SHUs).

## Text

Special Housing Units (SHUs) are housing units in Bureau institutions where inmates are securely separated from the general inmate population, and may be housed either alone or with other inmates. Special housing units help ensure the safety, security, and orderly operation of correctional facilities, and protect the public, by providing alternative housing assignments for inmates removed from the general population.

## Nearby sections

- [28 C.F.R. § 541.20 (2026) § 541.20   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_20.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.21 (2026) § 541.21   Special Housing Units (SHUs).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_21.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.22 (2026) § 541.22   Status when placed in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_22.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.23 (2026) § 541.23   Administrative detention status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_23.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.24 (2026) § 541.24   Disciplinary segregation status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_24.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.25 (2026) § 541.25   Notice received when placed in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_25.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.26 (2026) § 541.26   Review of placement in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_26.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.27 (2026) § 541.27   Protection case—placement in Administrative Detention status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_27.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.28 (2026) § 541.28   Protection case—review of placement in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_28.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.29 (2026) § 541.29   Staff verification of need for protection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_29.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.30 (2026) § 541.30   Lack of verification of need for protection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_30.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.31 (2026) § 541.31   Conditions of confinement in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_31.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.32 (2026) § 541.32   Medical and mental health care in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_32.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 541.33 (2026) § 541.33   Release from the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_33.md)

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