The Federal Bureau of Prisons maintains inmate records that include scheduled release dates and assigns federal inmates to specific correctional facilities.
October 30, 2025
high
administrative
Describes administrative responsibilities of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons regarding inmate placement and release scheduling.
Some federal prisons operate Residential Drug Abuse Programs (RDAP) that provide drug treatment and other rehabilitative services to incarcerated individuals.
October 30, 2025
medium
programmatic
Describes rehabilitative program offerings in some federal correctional facilities aimed at addressing substance abuse.
Multiple federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, can be assigned to assist with crowd control and security at federal facilities.
October 08, 2025
high
operational
Describes how federal agencies may coordinate to secure federal sites and manage public demonstrations.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has final authority to decide where federal inmates serve their sentences and bases placement decisions on factors including the severity of the offense, the required security level, and an inmate's programming needs.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Federal inmate placement policy
Some federal prisons operate residential drug treatment programs; FCI Fort Dix is one of several dozen federal prisons that include a residential drug treatment program.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Availability of residential drug treatment within the federal prison system
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons operates facilities across multiple security levels, including low-security federal prisons and minimum-security prison camps.
October 06, 2025
high
corrections
Describes the Bureau of Prisons' use of standardized security-level classifications for federal inmate facilities.
A 2021 report on staffing levels found that during the early morning shift at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, as few as six guards oversaw more than 600 inmates.
January 01, 2021
high
statistic
Reported staffing ratios at a minimum-security federal prison camp
The U.S. Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum (ADX) in Florence, Colorado, is the Federal Bureau of Prisons' most restrictive institution and is intended to house the nation's most violent offenders.
high
institutional
Description of the role and security level of the ADX supermax facility within the federal prison system.
Federal high-security prisons commonly provide opportunities for recreation, education, interaction with other inmates, and the possibility of transfer to lower-security institutions as a reward for good behavior.
high
policy
Typical programmatic and incentive structures used in federal high-security correctional facilities.
Bureau of Prisons policies prohibit sex offenders from serving time in minimum-security federal prison camps.
high
policy
Federal Bureau of Prisons eligibility rules for facility placement