Introducing a brand new career experience. Designed to improve the experience for those interested in a FBOP career, jobseekers can explore careers, learn about the mission and vision of the agency, find hiring events, and sign up to receive emails about career opportunities.

Locate the whereabouts of a federal inmate incarcerated from 1982 to the present. Due to the First Step Act, sentences are being reviewed and recalculated to address pending Federal Time Credit changes.

Find the list of Federal Bureau of Prisons locations including institutions, regional offices, headquarters, training centers, and residential reentry management offices.

Our agency was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for federal inmates, to professionalize the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of federal prisons.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for all federal prisons in the country and provides for the care, custody, and control of federal prisoners.

Discover information that applies to all inmates: how they are placed in the prison system, the treatment and care that we provide, the rehabilitative programs and services that we utilize to prevent future crime, and other related topics.

Dec 6, 2024 · Citing a “very difficult budget situation,” the Bureau of Prisons on Thursday notified the union for federal prison workers that it plans to close seven facilities, impacting...

We protect public safety by ensuring that federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and provide reentry programming to ensure their successful return to the community.

Policy & Forms. Our agency's strict compliance to carefully crafted policies, also known as "Program Statements," is just one of the reasons why we're a leader in correctional excellence. Download those documents and other official forms below.

5 days ago · Contraband in prison and the costs of enforcing the rules is costing the Bureau of Prisons millions. A better solution may be pushing more people into community custody.