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18 U.S.C. § 4001 — Limitation on detention; control of prisons
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**(a)** No citizen shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the United States except pursuant to an Act of Congress.
**(b)**
(1) The control and management of Federal penal and correctional institutions, except military or naval institutions, shall be vested in the Attorney General, who shall promulgate rules for the government thereof, and appoint all necessary officers and employees in accordance with the civil-service laws, the Classification Act, as amended, and the applicable regulations.
(2) The Attorney General may establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities and classify the inmates; and provide for their proper government, discipline, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation.
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**(a)** No citizen shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the United States except pursuant to an Act of Congress.
**(b)**
(1) The control and management of Federal penal and correctional institutions, except military or naval institutions, shall be vested in the Attorney General, who shall promulgate rules for the government thereof, and appoint all necessary officers and employees in accordance with the civil-service laws, the Classification Act, as amended, and the applicable regulations.
(2) The Attorney General may establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities and classify the inmates; and provide for their proper government, discipline, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a State;
(B) a unit of local government;
(C) a tribal government;
(D) a tribal organization;
(E) a victim service provider;
(F) an institution of higher education (as defined in [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(G) a private or public nonprofit organization, including—
(i) a tribal nonprofit organization; and
(ii) a faith-based nonprofit organization.
(3) **Restorative practice** — The term “restorative practice” means a practice relating to a specific harm that—
(A) is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process;
(B) is initiated by a victim of the harm;
(C) involves, on a voluntary basis and without any evidence of coercion or intimidation of any victim of the harm by any individual who committed the harm or anyone associated with any such individual—
(i) 1 or more individuals who committed the harm;
(ii) 1 or more victims of the harm; and
(iii) the community affected by the harm through 1 or more representatives of the community;
(D) shall include and has the goal of—
(i) collectively seeking accountability from 1 or more individuals who committed the harm;
(ii) developing a written process whereby 1 or more individuals who committed the harm will take responsibility for the actions that caused harm to 1 or more victims of the harm; and
(iii) developing a written course of action plan—
(I) that is responsive to the needs of 1 or more victims of the harm;
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**(a)** The Attorney General shall cause each individual convicted of a Federal offense who is sentenced to incarceration for a period of 6 months or more to be tested for the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, as appropriate, after the commencement of that incarceration, if such individual is determined to be at risk for infection with such virus in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Bureau of Prisons relating to infectious disease management.
**(b)** If the Attorney General has a well-founded reason to believe that a person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a Federal offense, or ordered detained before trial under section 3142(e), may have intentionally or unintentionally transmitted the human immunodeficiency virus to any officer or employee of the United States, or to any person lawfully present in a correctional facility who is not incarcerated there, the Attorney General shall—
(1) cause the person who may have transmitted the virus to be tested promptly for the presence of such virus and communicate the test results to the person tested; and
(2) consistent with the guidelines issued by the Bureau of Prisons relating to infectious disease management, inform any person (in, as appropriate, confidential consultation with the person’s physician) who may have been exposed to such virus, of the potential risk involved and, if warranted by the circumstances, that prophylactic or other treatment should be considered.
**(c)** If the results of a test under subsection (a) or (b) indicate the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus, the Attorney General shall provide appropriate access for counselling, health care, and support services to the affected officer, employee, or other person, and to the person tested.
**(d)** The results of a
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**(a)** The Attorney General, in support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions, is authorized to make payments from funds appropriated for Federal prisoner detention for—
(1) necessary clothing;
(2) medical care and necessary guard hire; and
(3) the housing, care, and security of persons held in custody of a United States marshal pursuant to Federal law under agreements with State or local units of government or contracts with private entities.
**(b)** The Attorney General, in support of Federal prisoner detainees in non-Federal institutions, is authorized to make payments, from funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance, for entering into contracts or cooperative agreements with any State, territory, or political subdivision thereof, for the necessary construction, physical renovation, acquisition of equipment, supplies, or materials required to establish acceptable conditions of confinement and detention services in any State or local jurisdiction which agrees to provide guaranteed bed space for Federal detainees within that correctional system, in accordance with regulations which are issued by the Attorney General and are comparable to the regulations issued under [section 4006 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section4006&num=0&edition=prelim), except that—
(1) amounts made available for purposes of this paragraph shall not exceed the average per-inmate cost of constructing similar confinement facilities for the Federal prison population,
(2) the availability of such federally assisted facility shall be assured for housing Federal prisoners, and
(3) the per diem rate charged for housing such Federal prisoners shall not exceed allowable costs or other conditions specifie
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) the term “account” means the trust fund account (or institutional equivalent) of a prisoner;
(2) the term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons;
(3) the term “health care provider” means any person who is—
(A) authorized by the Director to provide health care services; and
(B) operating within the scope of such authorization;
(4) the term “health care visit”—
(A) means a visit, as determined by the Director, by a prisoner to an institutional or noninstitutional health care provider; and
(B) does not include a visit initiated by a prisoner—
(i) pursuant to a staff referral; or
(ii) to obtain staff-approved follow-up treatment for a chronic condition; and
(5) the term “prisoner” means—
(A) any individual who is incarcerated in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons; or
(B) any other individual, as designated by the Director, who has been charged with or convicted of an offense against the United States.
**(b) Fees for Health Care Services.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Director, in accordance with this section and with such regulations as the Director shall promulgate to carry out this section, may assess and collect a fee for health care services provided in connection with each health care visit requested by a prisoner.
(2) **Exclusion.—** — The Director may not assess or collect a fee under this section for preventative health care services, emergency services, prenatal care, diagnosis or treatment of chronic infectious diseases, mental health care, or substance abuse treatment, as determined by the Director.
**(c) Persons Subject to Fee.—** Each fee assessed under this section shall be collected by the Director from the account of—
(1) the prisoner
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**(a) In General.—** The Bureau of Prisons, under the direction of the Attorney General, shall—
(1) have charge of the management and regulation of all Federal penal and correctional institutions;
(2) provide suitable quarters and provide for the safekeeping, care, and subsistence of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States, or held as witnesses or otherwise;
(3) provide for the protection, instruction, and discipline of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States;
(4) provide technical assistance to State, tribal, and local governments in the improvement of their correctional systems;
(5) provide notice of release of prisoners in accordance with subsections (b) and (c);
(6) establish prerelease planning procedures that help prisoners—
(A) apply for Federal and State benefits upon release (including Social Security benefits, and veterans’ benefits);
(B) obtain identification, including a social security card, driver’s license or other official photo identification, and a birth certificate; and
(C) secure such identification and benefits prior to release from a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term of community confinement, subject to any limitations in law; and
(7) establish reentry planning procedures that include providing Federal prisoners with information in the following areas:
(A) Health and nutrition.
(B) Employment.
(C) Literacy and education.
(D) Personal finance and consumer skills.
(E) Community resources.
(F) Personal growth and development.
(G) Release requirements and procedures.
**(b) Notice of Release of Pri
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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**(a) In general** For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (c)(1) in which a State receives funds for a program referred to in subsection (c)(2), the State shall report to the Attorney General, on a quarterly basis and pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being arrested, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail, State prison, State-run boot camp prison, boot camp prison that is contracted out by the State, any State or local contract facility, or other local or State correctional facility (including any juvenile facility).
**(b) Information required** The report required by this section shall contain information that, at a minimum, includes—
(1) the name, gender, race, ethnicity, and age of the deceased;
(2) the date, time, and location of death;
(3) the law enforcement agency that detained, arrested, or was in the process of arresting the deceased; and
(4) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death.
**(c) Compliance and ineligibility**
(1) **Compliance date** — Each State shall have not more than 120 days from December 18, 2014, to comply with subsection (a), except that—
(A) the Attorney General may grant an additional 120 days to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply with such subsection; and
(B) the Attorney General shall waive the requirements of subsection (a) if compliance with such subsection by a State would be unconstitutional under the constitution of such State.
(2) **Ineligibility for funds** — For any fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), a State that fails to comply with
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13727a was editorially reclassified as a note under [section 4001 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section4001&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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Page 886
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 4001
see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade.
PART III—PRISONS AND
PRISONERS
Chap.
Sec.
301.
General provisions ..............................
4001
303.
Bureau of Prisons ...............................
4041
305.
Commitment and transfer ................
4081
306.
Transfer to or from foreign coun-
tries .....................................................
4100
307.
Employment ..........................................
4121
[309.
Repealed.]
[311.
Repealed.]
313.
Offenders with mental disease or
defect ..................................................
4241
[314.
Repealed.]
315.
Discharge and release payments ....
4281
317.
Institutions for women ......................
4321
319.
National Institute of Corrections ...
4351
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3597, Nov. 29, 1990,
104 Stat. 4931, added items 306 and 319.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98
Stat. 2027, in items 309, 311, and 314 substituted ‘‘Re-
pealed’’ for ‘‘Good time allowances’’, ‘‘Parole’’, and
‘‘Narcotic addicts’’, respectively.
Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 403(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
2067, substituted ‘‘Offenders with mental disease or de-
fect’’ for ‘‘Mental defectives’’ in item 313.
1966—Pub. L. 89–793, title VI, § 603, Nov. 8, 1966, 80
Stat. 1450, added item 314.
CHAPTER 301—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
4001.
Limitation on detention; control of prisons.
4002.
Federal prisoners in State institutions; em-
ployment.
4003.
Federal institutions in States without appro-
priate facilities.
4004.
Oaths and acknowledgments.
4005.
Medical relief; expenses.
4006.
Subsistence for
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