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Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Part III · Chapter 305 — Commitment and Transfer

§ 4082. Commitment to Attorney General; residential treatment centers; extension of limits of confinement; work furlough

Statutory text

(a)

The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the Attorney General, shall be deemed an escape from the custody of the Attorney General punishable as provided in chapter 35 of this title.

(b)
(1)

The Attorney General shall, upon the request of the head of any law enforcement agency of a State or of a unit of local government in a State, make available as expeditiously as possible to such agency, with respect to prisoners who have been convicted of felony offenses against the United States and who are confined at a facility which is a residential community treatment center located in the geographical area in which such agency has jurisdiction, the following information maintained by the Bureau of Prisons (to the extent that the Bureau of Prisons maintains such information)—

(A)

the names of such prisoners;

(B)

the community treatment center addresses of such prisoners;

(C)

the dates of birth of such prisoners;

(D)

the Federal Bureau of Investigation numbers assigned to such prisoners;

(E)

photographs and fingerprints of such prisoners; and

(F)

the nature of the offenses against the United States of which each such prisoner has been convicted and the factual circumstances relating to such offenses.

(2)

Any law enforcement agency which receives information under this subsection shall not disseminate such information outside of such agency.

(c)

As used in this section—

the term “facility” shall include a residential community treatment center; and

the term “relative” shall mean a spouse, child (including stepchild, adopted child or child as to whom the prisoner, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), parent (including a person who, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), brother, or sister.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683

    Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 4082

    June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850

  2. Pub. L. 89–176 § 1 · 79 Stat. 674

    1. Amended · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(a)

      Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (a) first unnumbered par.

    2. Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(a)

      Pub. L. 89–176 struck out “or his authorized representative” after “Attorney General of the United States”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (a) first unnumbered par. and struck out “or his authorized representative” after “Attorney General of the United States”.

  3. Pub. L. 89–176 § 1 · 79 Stat. 674

    1. Amended · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(b)

      Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (b) second and third unnumbered par.

    2. Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(b)

      Pub. L. 89–176 inserted “or facility” after “appropriate institution”

    3. Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(b)

      Pub. L. 89–176 substituted “may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another” for “may order any inmate transferred from one institution to another”, and made minor changes in language

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (b) second and third unnumbered par., inserted “or facility” after “appropriate institution”, substituted “may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another” for “may order any inmate transferred from one institution to another”, and made minor changes in language.

  4. Pub. L. 89–176 § 1 · 79 Stat. 674

    Added · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(c); 18 U.S.C. § 4082(d)

    Pub. L. 89–176 added subsecs. (c) and (d)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 89–176 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

  5. Pub. L. 89–176 § 1 · 79 Stat. 674

    Amended · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(e)

    Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (e) fourth and last unnumbered pars

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (e) fourth and last unnumbered pars.

  6. Pub. L. 89–176 § 1 · 79 Stat. 674

    Added · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(f)

    Pub. L. 89–176 added subsec. (f)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89–176 added subsec. (f).

  7. Pub. L. 93–209 · 87 Stat. 907

    Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(c)(1)

    Pub. L. 93–209 provided for extension of limits to permit establishment or reestablishment of family and community ties and struck out “only” after “may be granted”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 93–209 provided for extension of limits to permit establishment or reestablishment of family and community ties and struck out “only” after “may be granted”.

  8. Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–473 title II § 218(a) · 98 Stat. 1837

    1. Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 4082

      Pub. L. 98–473 struck out subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e)

    2. Redesignated · 18 U.S.C. § 4082

      Pub. L. 98–473 redesignated subsecs. (d), (f), and (g) as (a), (b), and (c), respectively. Prior to amendment subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) read as follows:

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 98–473 struck out subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) and redesignated subsecs. (d), (f), and (g) as (a), (b), and (c), respectively. Prior to amendment subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) read as follows:

    “(a) A person convicted of an offense against the United States shall be committed, for such term of imprisonment as the court may direct, to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States, who shall designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall be served. “(b) The Attorney General may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility, whether maintained by the Federal Government or otherwise, and whether within or without the judicial district in which the person was convicted, and may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another. “(c) The Attorney General may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a prisoner as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to— “(1) visit a specifically designated place or places for a period not to exceed thirty days and return to the same or another institution or facility. An extension of limits may be granted to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, the contacting of prospective employers, the establishment or reestablishment of family and community ties or for any other significant reason consistent with the public interest; or “(2) work at paid employment or participate in a training program in the community on a voluntary basis while continuing as a prisoner of the institution or facility to which he is committed, provided that— “(i) representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations are consulted; “(ii) such paid employment will not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and “(iii) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment will not be less than those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed. A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment in the community under this subsection may be required to pay, and the Attorney General is authorized to collect, such costs incident to the prisoner’s confinement as the Attorney General deems appropriate and reasonable. Collections shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. “(e) The authority conferred upon the Attorney General by this section shall extend to all persons committed to the National Training School for Boys.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are repealed: (1) section 1; (2) section 3012; (3) sections 4082(a), 4082(b), 4082(c), 4082(e), 4084, and 4085; (4) chapter 309; 18 USC 4161 et seq. 18 USC 4201 et seq. 18 USC 4251 et seq. 18 USC 5005 et seq. (5) chapter 311; (6) chapter 314; (7) sections 4281, 4283, and 4284; and (8) chapter 402. Redesignate subsections in section 4082 accordingly.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3551 of this title.

  9. Criminal Law and Procedure Technical Amendments Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–646 § 57(a) · 100 Stat. 3592

    1. Added · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(f); 18 U.S.C. § 4082(g)

      Pub. L. 99–646 added subsec. (f)

    2. Redesignated · 18 U.S.C. § 4082(f); 18 U.S.C. § 4082(g)

      Pub. L. 99–646 redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 99–646 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Disclosure by Attorney General.— Section 4082 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g), and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: “(f) (1) The Attorney Genera nail, upon the request of the head of any law enforcement agency of State and local governments. a or of a unit of local government in a State, make available as expeditiously as possible to such agency, with respect to prisoners who have been convicted of felony offenses against the United States and who are confined at a facility which is a residential community treatment center located in the geographical area in which such agency has jurisdiction, the following information maintained by the Bureau of Prisons (to the extent that the Bureau of Prisons maintains such information)— “(A) the names of such prisoners; “(B) the community treatment center addresses of such prisoners; “(C) the dates of birth of such prisoners; “(D) the Federal Bureau of Investigation numbers assigned to such prisoners; “(E) photographs and fingerprints of such prisoners; and “(F) the nature of the offenses against the United States of which each such prisoner has been convicted and the factual circumstances relating to such offenses. “(2) Any law enforcement agency which receives information Classified information. under this subsection shall not disseminate such information outside of such agency.”.

4 of 14 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 10 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 753f (May 14, 1930, ch. 274, § 7, 46 Stat. 326; June 14, 1941, ch. 204, 55 Stat. 252; Oct. 21, 1941, ch. 453, 55 Stat. 743).

Words “by the juvenile court of the District of Columbia, as well as to those committed by any court of the United States,” at end of section were omitted as unnecessary, and word “all” inserted before “persons”, without change of meaning.

Provision against penitentiary imprisonment for a term of 1 year or less without consent of defendant was incorporated in section 4083 of this title.

The phrase “if in his judgment it shall be for the well-being of the prisoner or relieve overcrowded or unhealthful conditions in the institution where such person is confined or for other reasons”, was omitted as unnecessary.

Changes were made in phraseology.

This section supersedes section 705 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., providing for execution of sentences in houses of correction or reformation; and section 748 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., providing for confinement of prisoners in United States Disciplinary Barracks.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1965–1986 · 4 rounds

1986

Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 99–646 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

1984

Pub. L. 98–473 struck out subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) and redesignated subsecs. (d), (f), and (g) as (a), (b), and (c), respectively. Prior to amendment subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e) read as follows:

“(a) A person convicted of an offense against the United States shall be committed, for such term of imprisonment as the court may direct, to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States, who shall designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall be served.

“(b) The Attorney General may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility, whether maintained by the Federal Government or otherwise, and whether within or without the judicial district in which the person was convicted, and may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another.

“(c) The Attorney General may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a prisoner as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to—

“(1) visit a specifically designated place or places for a period not to exceed thirty days and return to the same or another institution or facility. An extension of limits may be granted to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, the contacting of prospective employers, the establishment or reestablishment of family and community ties or for any other significant reason consistent with the public interest; or

“(2) work at paid employment or participate in a training program in the community on a voluntary basis while continuing as a prisoner of the institution or facility to which he is committed, provided that—

“(i) representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations are consulted;

“(ii) such paid employment will not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and

“(iii) the rates of pay and other conditions of employment will not be less than those paid or provided for work of similar nature in the locality in which the work is to be performed.

A prisoner authorized to work at paid employment in the community under this subsection may be required to pay, and the Attorney General is authorized to collect, such costs incident to the prisoner’s confinement as the Attorney General deems appropriate and reasonable. Collections shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

“(e) The authority conferred upon the Attorney General by this section shall extend to all persons committed to the National Training School for Boys.”

1973

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 93–209 provided for extension of limits to permit establishment or reestablishment of family and community ties and struck out “only” after “may be granted”.

1965

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (a) first unnumbered par. and struck out “or his authorized representative” after “Attorney General of the United States”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (b) second and third unnumbered par., inserted “or facility” after “appropriate institution”, substituted “may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another” for “may order any inmate transferred from one institution to another”, and made minor changes in language.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 89–176 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–176 designated as subsec. (e) fourth and last unnumbered pars.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89–176 added subsec. (f).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3551 of this title.

Credits

1948–1986 · 5 acts
  1. 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850
  2. 1965Pub. L. 89–176, § 1, , 79 Stat. 674
  3. 1973Pub. L. 93–209, , 87 Stat. 907
  4. 1984Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a), , 98 Stat. 2027
  5. 1986Pub. L. 99–646, § 57(a), , 100 Stat. 3611.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 89–176, § 1, , 79 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 93–209, , 87 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a), , 98 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 99–646, § 57(a), , 100 Stat. 3611.)

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