Having to do with the administration of federal prisons, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is part of the Department of Justice. Washington, DC-based Bureau of Prisons operates 117 prisons, six regional offices, two staff training centers, and 22 community correctional facilities. Nearly 219,000 federal inmates (projected total for FY 2013) are housed in the agency — about 80% of them in government facilities, while the remainder are housed in private prisons. Furthermore, the Bureau is responsible for carrying out any federal execution mandated by federal law. It operates a…
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