[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR500.1]

[Page 469]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
           CHAPTER V--BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 500--GENERAL DEFINITIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 500.1  Definitions.

    As used in this chapter,
    (a) The Warden means the chief executive officer of a U.S. 
Penitentiary, Federal Correctional Institution, Medical Center for 
Federal Prisoners, Federal Prison Camp, Federal Detention Center, 
Metropolitan Correctional Center, or any federal penal or correctional 
institution or facility. Warden also includes any staff member with 
authority explicitly delegated by any chief executive officer.
    (b) Staff means any employee of the Bureau of Prisons or Federal 
Prison Industries, Inc.
    (c) Inmate means all persons in the custody of the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons or Bureau contract facilities, including persons charged with or 
convicted of offenses against the United States; D.C. Code felony 
offenders; and persons held as witnesses, detainees, or otherwise.
    (d) Institution means a U.S. Penitentiary, a Federal Correctional 
Institution, a Federal Prison Camp, a Federal Detention Center, a 
Metropolitan Correctional Center, a Metropolitan Detention Center, a 
U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, a Federal Medical Center, or 
a Federal Transportation Center.
    (e) Shall means an obligation is imposed.
    (f) May means a discretionary right, privilege, or power is 
conferred.
    (g) May not means a prohibition is imposed.
    (h) Contraband is material prohibited by law, or by regulation, or 
material which can reasonably be expected to cause physical injury or 
adversely affect the security, safety, or good order of the institution.
    (i) Qualified health personnel includes physicians, dentists, and 
other professional and technical workers who engage in activities within 
their respective levels of health care training or experience which 
support, complement, or supplement the administration of health care.

[44 FR 38244, June 29, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 48969, Oct. 21, 1983; 
56 FR 31530, July 10, 1991; 63 FR 55775, Oct. 16, 1998; 66 FR 55065, 
Oct. 31, 2001]