Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 1325.04
August 17, 2001
Certified Current as of April 23, 2007
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Confinement of Military Prisoners and Administration of Military Correctional
Programs and Facilities
References: (a) DoD Directive 1325.4, subject as above, September 28, 1999 (hereby canceled)
(b) Title 10, United States Code
(c) DoD Directive 2310.01E, "Department of Defense Detainee Program,"
September 5, 2006
(d) Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 2000 Edition
(e) through (g), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Reissues reference (a) to update policy and responsibilities for the administration and
operation of military correctional programs and facilities under reference (b).
1.2. Deletes automatic classification of officers and cadets as Level III prisoners.
1.3. Updates references and makes other administration corrections.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive applies to:
2.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities
in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components").
2.2. The operation of places of confinement worldwide.
