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18 U.S. Code § 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals
(a)Definitions.—In this section—
(1)
the term “correctional officer” means a correctional officer of the Bureau of Prisons;
(2)
the term “covered institution” means a Federal penal or correctional institution;
(3)
the term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons;
(4)
the term “post-partum recovery” means the first 12-week period of post-partum recovery after giving birth;
(5)
the term “primary caretaker parent” has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242);
(6)
the term “prisoner” means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution, including a vulnerable person; and
(7) the term “vulnerable person” means an individual who—
(A)
is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of age;
(B)
is pregnant;
(C)
is victim or witness of a crime;
(D)
has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Federal or State court; or
(E) during the period of incarceration, has been determined to have experienced or to be experiencing severe trauma or to be the victim of gender-based violence—
(i)
by any court or administrative judicial proceeding;
(ii)
by any corrections official;
(iii)
by the individual’s attorney or legal service provider; or
(iv)
by the individual.