The history of US correctionals

By caddy_claver

  • The three prision act of 1891

    The three prision act of 1891
    The Three Prisons Act authorized the first three federal penitentiaries: USP Leavenworth, USP Atlanta, and USP McNeil Island. This was the first federal law that talked about prisons at the state level.

  • Federal Prisions

    Federal Prisions
    Congress established the Bureau of Prisons within the Department of Justice and charged the agency with the "management and regulation of all Federal penal and correctional institutions."

  • USP Lewisburg

    USP Lewisburg
    USP Lewisburg was the first penitentiary built by the newly established agency.

  • The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984

    The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
    The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 established determinate sentencing, abolished parole, and reduced good time; additionally, several mandatory minimum sentencing provisions were enacted in 1986, 1988, and 1990.

  • The First Step Act of 2018

    The First Step Act of 2018
    First Step Act of 2018,was a sweeping criminal justice reform bill designed to promote rehabilitation, lower recidivism, and reduce excessive sentences in the federal prison system. Today, the Bureau operates 122 federal prisons and manages an inmate population of 155,692.

  • SOURCES

    BOP. “Federal Bureau of Prisons.” BOP, 2019, www.bop.gov/about/history/.