Imprisonment and Subsequent Release (From Contemporary Federal Criminal Practice: Volume 2 of The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, P 551-584, 1988, B. James George, Jr. -- See NCJ-119253)

• NCJ Number: 119254
• Author(s): B J George Jr
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 34 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall Law and Business
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This chapter details how the Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 has structured and regularized imprisonment sanctions.

Abstract

Imprisonment is identified as an available sanction for Federal crimes and authorized terms of imprisonment are set forth for each classification of felony. Policies for imposing multiple, concurrent, and consecutive terms of imprisonment are laid out, as are criteria for implementing prison sentences. The responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Prisons are identified as are procedures for temporary release, transfers to State authority, and good time parole. The statute also lists procedures and services for prisoners upon release from prison, including post-release supervision. 218 footnotes.