Glossary Term

45 CFR 46 Subpart C

Regulatory

Also known as: Subpart C, prisoner research protections, prisoner subjects

Additional protections for biomedical and behavioral research involving prisoners as subjects.

Subpart C limits prisoner research to specific permissible categories, requires a prisoner representative on the IRB when reviewing such research, and demands special attention to coercion, undue influence, and equitable selection.

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