The BoP grants two types of furloughs: Non-transfer furloughs are used whenever an inmate leaves and returns to the same institution; Transfer furloughs are generally used to transfer an inmate to: (1) another BoP institution; (2) a medical facility for treatment; or (3) a Residential Re-entry Center, or ¿halfway house¿ used to prepare inmates for reentry into society. Each year, the BoP granted furloughs to approx. 13% of its inmate population. This audit determines whether the BoP has implemented effective internal controls related to its furlough program, incl. adequate safeguards to ensure furloughed inmates are sufficiently monitored. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.