# 28 CFR § 301.101: Purpose and scope

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.101

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 301.101
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER III—FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 301—INMATE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION > Subpart A—General

## Text

Pursuant to the authority granted at 18 U.S.C. 4126, the procedures set forth in this part govern the payment of accident compensation, necessitated as the result of work-related injuries, to federal prison inmates or their dependents. Compensation may be awarded via two separate and distinct programs:
(a) Inmate Accident Compensation may be awarded to former federal inmates or their dependents for physical impairment or death resultant from injuries sustained while performing work assignments in Federal Prison Industries, Inc., in institutional work assignments involving the operation or maintenance of a federal correctional facility, or in approved work assignments for other federal entities; or,
(b) Lost-time wages may be awarded to inmates assigned to Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to paid institutional work assignments involving the operation or maintenance of a federal correctional facility, or in approved work assignments for other federal entities for work-related injuries resulting in time lost from the work assignment.
[55 FR 9296, Mar. 12, 1990, as amended at 59 FR 2666, Jan. 18, 1994]

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 301.101 § 301.101 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.101.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.102 § 301.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.102.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.103 § 301.103 Inmate work assignments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.103.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.104 § 301.104 Medical attention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.104.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.105 § 301.105 Investigation and report of injury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.105.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.106 § 301.106 Repetitious accidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.106.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.201 § 301.201 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.201.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.202 § 301.202 Determination of work-relatedness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.202.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.203 § 301.203 Payment of lost-time wages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.203.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.204 § 301.204 Continuation of lost-time wages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.204.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.205 § 301.205 Appeal of determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.205.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.301 § 301.301 Compensable and noncompensable injuries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.301.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.302 § 301.302 Work-related death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.302.md)
- [28 CFR § 301.303 § 301.303 Time parameters for filing a claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-301.303.md)

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