Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§3623 Transfer of a prisoner to State authority

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons must send a prisoner who is charged with or convicted of a State felony to a state jail or prison in that State before the prisoner is released from federal prison if three things happen: the Governor or another top state executive asks for the transfer, the State gives a certified copy of the indictment, information, or judgment of conviction, and the Director decides the transfer is in the public interest.

Full Legal Text

Title 18, §3623

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The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall order that a prisoner who has been charged in an indictment or information with, or convicted of, a State felony, be transferred to an official detention facility within such State prior to his release from a Federal prison facility if—

(1)the transfer has been requested by the Governor or other executive authority of the State;

(2)the State has presented to the Director a certified copy of the indictment, information, or judgment of conviction; and

(3)the Director finds that the transfer would be in the public interest.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

For a prior section 3623, applicable to offenses committed prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3601 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.

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Citation

18 U.S.C. § 3623

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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