# 28 C.F.R. § 541.23 (2026): Administrative detention status

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P541_S541_23

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 541.23 (2026)
- **Heading:** Administrative detention status
- **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 / § 541.23: § 541.23   Administrative detention status.

## Text

You may be placed in administrative detention status for the following reasons:
(a)
Pending Classification or Reclassification.
You are a new commitment pending classification or under review for Reclassification.
(b)
Holdover Status.
You are in holdover status during transfer to a designated institution or other destination.
(c)
Removal from general population.
Your presence in the general population poses a threat to life, property, self, staff, other inmates, the public, or to the security or orderly running of the institution and:
(1)
Investigation.
You are under investigation or awaiting a hearing for possibly violating a Bureau regulation or criminal law;
(2)
Transfer.
You are pending transfer to another institution or location;
(3)
Protection cases.
You requested, or staff determined you need, administrative detention status for your own protection; or
(4)
Post-disciplinary detention.
You are ending confinement in disciplinary segregation status, and your return to the general population would threaten the safety, security, and orderly operation of a correctional facility, or public safety.
[75 FR 76273, Dec. 8, 2010; 75 FR 81854, Dec. 29, 2010]

## 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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