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PART III⁠—PRISONS AND PRISONERS — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
301.General provisions4001
303.Bureau of Prisons4041
305.Commitment and transfer4081
306.Transfer to or from foreign countries4100
307.Employment4121
[309.Repealed.]
[311.Repealed.]
313.Offenders with mental disease or defect4241
[314.Repealed.]
315.Discharge and release payments4281
317.Institutions for women4321
319.National Institute of Corrections4351

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1990⁠—Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, § 3597, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4931, added items 306 and 319.

1984⁠—Pub. L. 98-473, title II, § 218(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027, in items 309, 311, and 314 substituted “Repealed” for “Good time allowances”, “Parole”, and “Narcotic addicts”, respectively.

Pub. L. 98-473, title II, § 403(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2067, substituted “Offenders with mental disease or defect” for “Mental defectives” in item 313.

1966⁠—Pub. L. 89-793, title VI, § 603, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1450, added item 314.