Federal Bureau of Prisons

The U.S. Department of Justice agency that operates federal prisons and manages people in federal custody, including those serving sentences for federal crimes.

Federal sentencing in the United States: The process by which federal courts impose criminal penalties under federal law. Federal judges impose the prison terms the Bureau must administer.
United States Department of Justice: The federal executive department responsible for enforcing federal law and administering federal justice. The Bureau is a component of this department.
Federal Prison System: The network of institutions and agencies responsible for confinement under U.S. federal authority. The Bureau became the central administrator of this system.
United States penitentiary: A high-security federal prison designed to hold people considered to require stringent control. Penitentiaries are among the Bureau's most secure institutions.
State prison: A correctional facility operated by a U.S. state for people convicted under state law. State prisons hold most incarcerated people, unlike the Bureau's federal population.
Federal prison classification: The Bureau of Prisons process for assigning people in custody to security levels and facilities. Classification determines where people are housed and what restrictions apply.
Federal criminal law: The body of U.S. law defining offenses prosecuted by the federal government. Federal convictions place people within the Bureau's custody system.
Three Prisons Act of 1891: The federal law authorizing the first three federal penitentiaries in the United States. It established federal prison institutions before the Bureau existed.
Federal prison camp: A minimum-security federal prison with limited perimeter security and a work-oriented regime. Camps illustrate the lower-security end of Bureau facility types.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement: The federal agency responsible for immigration enforcement, including civil immigration detention. Immigration detention is generally distinct from the Bureau's criminal-sentence custody.

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