Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§4010 Acquisition of Additional Land
Title 18 › PART III — PRISONS AND PRISONERS › CHAPTER 301 — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 4010
Summary
Attorney General may get land near federal prisons if allowed to protect inmates' health or safety.
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Title 18, §4010
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The Attorney General may, when authorized by law, acquire land adjacent to or in the vicinity of a Federal penal or correctional institution if he considers the additional land essential to the protection of the health or safety of the inmates of the institution.
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DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 341f.July 28, 1950, ch. 503, § 7, 64 Stat. 381. Sept. 16, 1959, Pub. L. 86–286, 73 Stat. 567. The reference to an appropriation law is omitted as covered by the words “when authorized by law”.
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18 U.S.C. § 4010
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102