FAQs Inside the Wire

Do I Have to Exhaust Administrative Remedies? The BOP’s general procedure for filing and exhausting administrative remedies can be found in BOP Program Statement 1331.18, Administrative Remedy Program (Jan. 6, 2014). But if you are also seeking to pursue a tort claim (like those arising from negligence or recklessness), you must also follow the procedures the BOP has established for the processing of claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671, et seq.

The BOP has discretion to designate you to any prison for service of your federal sentence, but there are some things you can do to try to ensure the BOP identifies the lowest security facility for you.