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The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options
      “Since the early 1980s, there has been a historically unprecedented increase in the federal prison population.
    Millbrook v. United States, Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
      Millbrook was being held in the custody of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) when she was sexually assaulted.
    Privately Operated Federal Prisons for Immigrants: Expensive. Unsafe. Unnecessary
      “Presented before a House of Representatives briefing sponsored by Rep. Jared Polis of Colorado on September 13, 2012, [this report] ...
    Bureau of Prisons: Improvements Needed in Bureau of Prisons' Monitoring and Evaluation of Impact of Segregated Housing
      The segregated housing unit practices of the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and compliance with them are reviewed.
    Children in Foster Care with Parents in Federal Prison: A Toolkit for Child Welfare Agencies, Federal Prisons, and Residential Reentry Centers
      “The purpose of this toolkit is to help facilitate communication and cooperation between child welfare agencies and federal prisons so that parents
    Compassionate Release/Reduction of Sentence: Procedures for Implementation of 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(A) and 4205(g)
      This Program Statement explains how the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) determines and implements requests from inmates for compassionate rel
    Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the Growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System
      “The federal prison population has risen dramatically over the past few decades, as more people are sentenced to prison and for longer terms.
    Sexually Abusive Behavior Prevention and Intervention Program
      This document intends to “provide a written policy that implements zero tolerance toward all forms of sexual activity, including sexual abuse and s
    Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons
      "This publication is intended to serve as a guide to relevant statutes, regulations, policy documents, and current case law concerning issues the B
    Drug Offenders in Federal Prisons: Estimates of Characteristics Based on Linked Data
      This Special Report presents "a description of drug offenders in federal prison, including criminal history, demographics, gun involvement in the o


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