Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP; German as Federal Office of Prisons ) is an agency of the Ministry of Justice of the United States and is responsible for the administration of federal prisons. It was created in 1930 as the central administration of the prison system of the United States ( federal) and to enforce progressive and humane conditions of detention. Seat of the BOP is Washington, D.C.

Of 2006, the Federal Bureau of Prisons over 100 prisons, six regional branch offices, a Central Office in Washington, DC, which serves as headquarters at the same time, two training centers and 28 local offices and is responsible for custody and care of approximately 185,000 prisoners. Approximately 85 % of these inmates sit in hospitals, which are led by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The remaining 15 % of prisoners serving their sentences in institutions or institutions under private management or management by the relevant community.

Remand are, if any, in the local MDC (Metropolitan Detention Center ) imprisoned before being transferred to the conviction in the actual prisons. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is responsible for all federal court-ordered executions in the United States and maintains the injection room in the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Head of agency ( Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ) is, since December 21, 2011 Charles E. Samuels.

Weblink

• Www.bop.gov: Federal Bureau of Prisons - The Official Website (English )