Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 4082: Commitment to Attorney General; residential treatment centers; extension of limits of confinement; work furlough

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Willful failure of a prisoner to remain within extended confinement limits or return on time is treated as escape from Attorney General custody, punishable under federal law.

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The willful failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the Attorney General, shall be deemed an escape from the custody of the Attorney General punishable as provided in chapter 35 of this title. the names of such prisoners; the community treatment center addresses of such prisoners; the dates of birth of such prisoners; the Federal Bureau of Investigation numbers assigned to such prisoners; photographs and fingerprints of such prisoners; and the nature of the offenses against the United States of which each such prisoner has been convicted and the factual circumstances relating to such offenses. Any law enforcement agency which receives information under this subsection shall not disseminate such information outside of such agency. As used in this section— the term “facility” shall include a residential community treatment center; and the term “relative” shall mean a spouse, child (including stepchild, adopted child or child as to whom the prisoner, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), parent (including a person who, though not a natural parent, has acted in the place of a parent), brother, or sister.

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