United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 4001
Limitation on detention; control of prisons
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- S 634 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 1439 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025 Amends · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 3567 Combating Workplace Discrimination in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023 Amends 4001(b) · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 517 Combating Workplace Discrimination in Correctional Facilities Act of 2023 Amends 4001(b) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 639 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 129 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023 Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2718 Due Process Guarantee Act Amends 4001(a) · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1181 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 1020 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 1859 Sixth Amendment Preservation Act Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 1702 Due Process Guarantee Act Amends 4001(a) · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1288 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 505 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 4680 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 2250 Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2017 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 1300 Sixth Amendment Preservation Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
- S 1216 Due Process Guarantee Act Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
(a) No citizen shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the United States except pursuant to an Act of Congress.
(b) (1) The control and management of Federal penal and correctional institutions, except military or naval institutions, shall be vested in the Attorney General, who shall promulgate rules for the government thereof, and appoint all necessary officers and employees in accordance with the civil-service laws, the Classification Act, as amended, and the applicable regulations.
(2) The Attorney General may establish and conduct industries, farms, and other activities and classify the inmates; and provide for their proper government, discipline, treatment, care, rehabilitation, and reformation.
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