Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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| State level | Federal agency within the remit of the United States Department of Justice |
| Supervisory authority | United States Department of Justice |
| founding | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Web presence | www.bop.gov |
The Federal Bureau of Prisons ( BOP ; German as Federal Office for prisons ) is an agency of the Justice Department of the United States and is responsible for managing the federal prisons . It was established in 1930 as the central administration of the United States (federal) prison system, as well as to enforce progressive and humane conditions of detention. The BOP is based in Washington, DC
In 2006, the Federal Bureau of Prisons comprised over 100 correctional facilities, six regional branches, a central office in Washington, DC that doubles as headquarters, 2 training centers, and 28 community offices, and is responsible for the custody and care of approximately 185,000 prisoners. About 85% of these inmates are in institutions run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The remaining 15% of the prisoners serve their sentence in institutions or institutions under private management or administration by the respective municipality.
Prisoners on remand, if any, are held at the local MDC or MCC ( Metropolitan Detention Center , Metropolitan Correctional Center) before they are transferred to the actual detention centers after they are convicted. The Federal Bureau of Prisons also handles all federal executions in the United States and maintains the injection room at Terre Haute Federal Prison , Indiana .
Head of an authority (Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons) is since September 18, 2017 Mark S. Inch.
Web link
- official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.bop.gov/about/history/
- ↑ BOP: Director (English). Accessed October 15, 2017.