To contribute to the protection of society through the provision of reasonable, safe, secure and humane accommodation that supports correctional interventions and the reintegration of offenders as law-abiding citizens. Single occupancy accommodation is the most desirable and correctionally appropriate method of housing offenders.
Incarceration is a necessary part of a federal offender's sentence.
Inmates identified as co-convicted and under current sentence for an offence resulting in serious harm or death shall not be accommodated in the same cell. Whenever possible, they shall not be accommodated on the same range or in the same unit, or in the same institution. In order to move toward the achievement of the principle of single occupancy, all new and replacement accommodation shall be designed for single occupancy. Projects currently in design or under construction, which have been approved prior to the implementation of this policy, will not be affected. Within an institution, where single occupancy accommodation is not possible, shared accommodation, where available, shall be utilized subject to paragraph 29.