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What it does
The mission of the Bureau of Prisons is to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens. The Bureau has its headquarters also known as Central Office, in Washington, DC. The Central Office is divided into nine divisions, including the National Institute of Corrections.
Where it sits
A component of Justice Department.
Recent actions
First Step Act Time Credits-Revisions
Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF)
Inmate Financial Responsibility Program: Procedures
Federal Tort Claims Act-Technical Changes
Inmate Legal Activities: Visits by Attorneys
Annual Determination of Average Cost of Incarceration Fee (COIF)
Record of Decision; Proposed Development of a New Federal Correctional Institution and Federal Prison Camp-Letcher County, Kentucky
Inmate Legal Activities: Visits by Attorneys