1996 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART III - PRISONS AND PRISONERS
CHAPTER 305 - COMMITMENT AND TRANSFER
Sec. 4081 - Classification and treatment of prisoners
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART III - PRISONS AND PRISONERS CHAPTER 305 - COMMITMENT AND TRANSFER Sec. 4081 - Classification and treatment of prisoners |
| Contains | section 4081 |
| Date | 1996 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 1997 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850. |
| Statutes at Large References | 46 Stat. 390 62 Stat. 850 |
§4081. Classification and treatment of prisoners
The Federal penal and correctional institutions shall be so planned and limited in size as to facilitate the development of an integrated system which will assure the proper classification and segregation of Federal prisoners according to the nature of the offenses committed, the character and mental condition of the prisoners, and such other factors as should be considered in providing an individualized system of discipline, care, and treatment of the persons committed to such institutions.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §907 (May 27, 1930, ch. 339, §7, 46 Stat. 390).
Language of section is so changed as to make one policy for all institutions, thus clarifying the manifest intent of Congress.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
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