Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3585: Calculation of a term of imprisonment

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines when a prison sentence begins—either when the defendant is received into custody or arrives voluntarily at the detention facility where the sentence will be served.

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A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served. as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;

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