# 28 CFR § 541.21: Special Housing Units (SHUs)

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.21

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 541.21
- **Heading:** Special Housing Units (SHUs)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER C—INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT > PART 541—INMATE DISCIPLINE AND SPECIAL HOUSING UNITS > Subpart B—Special Housing Units

## 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 CFR § 541.1 § 541.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.2 § 541.2 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.2.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.3 § 541.3 Prohibited acts and available sanctions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.3.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.4 § 541.4 Loss of good conduct sentence credit as a mandatory sanction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.4.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.5 § 541.5 Discipline process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.5.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.6 § 541.6 Mentally ill inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.6.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.7 § 541.7 Unit Discipline Committee (UDC) review of the incident report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.7.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.8 § 541.8 Discipline Hearing Officer (DHO) hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.8.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.20 § 541.20 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.20.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.21 § 541.21 Special Housing Units (SHUs).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.21.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.22 § 541.22 Status when placed in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.22.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.23 § 541.23 Administrative detention status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.23.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.24 § 541.24 Disciplinary segregation status.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.24.md)
- [28 CFR § 541.25 § 541.25 Notice received when placed in the SHU.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-541.25.md)

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