At present, the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes. The Bureau is also authorized to investigate matters where no prosecution is contemplated. For example, under the authority of several Executive Orders, the FBI conducts background security checks concerning nominees to sensitive government positions. In addition, the FBI has been directed or authorized by Presidential statements or directives to obtain information about activities jeopardizing the security of the nation. The regional offices and the Central Office provide administrative oversight and support to the institutions and community corrections offices.
Community corrections offices oversee community corrections centers and home confinement programs.
The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of approximately 146,000 Federal offenders. About 126,000 of these inmates are confined in Bureau-operated correctional institutions or detention centers. The rest are confined through agreements with State and local governments and through contracts with privately-operated community corrections centers, detention centers, prisons, and juvenile facilities. They Are Working In. Our Viewpoints Are Brutally Honest.