FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

By SovConn | October 24, 2015

Federal Bureau of Prisons.The U.S. government unit responsible for the custody and care of

federal offenders, whether incarcerated in federal correctional and detention centers or in state-run

or privately operated facilities. • The Bureau was established in 1930 to centralize federal-prison

administration and ensure consistency in prison operations.[Blacks Law 8th]

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