DODI 1325.07 - Administration of Military Correctional Facilities and Clemency and Parole Programs

Scope

DODI 1325.07 establishes DoD policy and assigns responsibilities for the administration of military correctional facilities and the clemency and parole programs across the Military Departments. The instruction operationalizes confinement standards, prisoner accountability, prisoner classification, work and education programs, clemency authorities, and parole eligibility and adjudication. The instruction is the parent DoD framework underneath which the Marine Corps Confinement Manual (MCO 1640.6) and the Naval Consolidated Brig operating procedures execute.

Audience

Military Department secretaries and chiefs. Military correctional facility commanders, OICs, and staff. Service clemency and parole board members. Service correctional program managers. Marine Corps PP&O Security Division (PS) Law Enforcement and Corrections Branch (PSL) Corrections Section. Naval Consolidated Brig commanders at Chesapeake, Miramar, and Charleston.

Content scope

• DoD policy on military correctional facility administration.
• Confinement standards across DoD correctional facilities.
• Prisoner classification, accountability, and head count rules.
• Work, education, and rehabilitation programs.
• Clemency authority structure across the Military Departments.
• Parole eligibility, adjudication, and supervision rules.
• Coordination among the Military Departments on confinee transfer.
• Coordination with the Bureau of Prisons for joint use facilities.
• Records management for clemency and parole files.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

• MCO 1640.6 Marine Corps Confinement Manual. Marine Corps implementation.
• MCO 1620.3A Marine Corps Absentee and Deserter Apprehension Program. Adjacent absentee deserter program.
• JAGINST 5800.7G Manual of the Judge Advocate General. Judicial procedure and post-trial review.
• SECNAVINST 5815.3 Department of the Navy Clemency and Parole Authority.
• RCM 305 Pretrial Confinement. Rules for Courts-Martial framework.
• DoDFMR Vol 7A Chapter 48 Court-Martial Sentences. Confinement pay implications.

Status

Active. Effective 21 November 2024. Change 1 effective 6 June 2025. Reissues and cancels DoD Instruction 1325.07 of March 11, 2013, as amended. Incorporates and cancels Directive-type Memorandum 20-003 DoD Parole Authority for Service Members Transferred. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness sponsors.