EFTA00028723.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice 
Federal Bureau of Prisons 
Program 
Statement 
OPI: OGC 
NUMBER: 1210.21 
DATE: 3/9/2000 
SUBJECT: Boards of Inquiry and 
Inquiry Teams 
1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. To establish procedures for the creation 
and operations of Boards of Inquiry and Inquiry Teams to 
investigate the facts and circumstances of any incident or 
situation for such purposes as: 
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ascertaining and reporting facts and circumstances, 
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gathering and preserving evidence and records, 
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determining the cause or causes, and 
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recommending corrective steps as may be indicated in policy, 
regulation, and practice. 
Only the Director may create a Board of Inquiry, and only a 
Regional Director or Warden (with Regional Director approval) may 
create an Inquiry Team. The focus of a Board of Inquiry is to 
determine the facts of an incident the Director deems significant 
or unusual enough to warrant a special and higher level of 
review. 
When employee misconduct may have occurred, clearance must be 
received from the Chief, Office of Internal Affairs (OIA), prior 
to the appointment of any regional or local Inquiry Team. OIA 
must investigate any incident when employee misconduct may have 
occurred to ensure protection of employee rights and preservation 
of evidence. To accomplish this objective, an OIA staff member 
is to serve as a member of a Board of Inquiry when staff 
misconduct may be involved. 
Any allegations of violations of law must be reported by the 
Bureau's Office of Internal Affairs, to the Department of 
Justice, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) prior to the 
creation of a Board of Inquiry or Inquiry Team. 
EFTA00028723


PS 1210.21 
3/9/2000 
Page 2 
2. SUMMARY OF CHANGES. To include the requirement that Board of 
Inquiry reports, or portions thereof, may have to be released 
pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request or 
subpoena or produced in litigation. 
3. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. The expected results of this program 
are: 
a. Serious…
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