§ 551.101 Definitions.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 551: MISCELLANEOUS › Subpart J: Pretrial Inmates › § 551.101: § 551.101 Definitions.

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(a)

Pretrial inmate.

For purpose of this rule, “pretrial inmate” means a person who is legally detained but for whom the Bureau of Prisons has not received notification of conviction. Thus, “pretrial inmate” ordinarily includes a person awaiting trial, being tried, or awaiting a verdict.

(1)

Civil contempt, deportable aliens, or material witnesses.

For purpose of this rule, an inmate committed for civil contempt, or as a deportable alien, or as a material witness is considered a pretrial inmate.

(2)

Mental evaluation or treatment.

An inmate committed under Title 18 U.S.C. Sections 4241 (b) and (d), 4242(a), or 4243(b) is considered to be a pretrial inmate, whereas commitments under Sections 4243(e), 4244, 4245 or 4246 are treated as convicted inmates.

(3)

Concurrent federal and state sentences.

For purpose of this rule, an inmate in a status described in paragraph (a) introductory text, (a)(1), or (a)(2) of this section and who is at the same time serving a state or federal sentence is not considered a pretrial inmate.

(b)

Convicted inmate.

For purposes of this rule, an individual a court has found guilty of an offense punishable by law.

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