Attorneys Alan Ellis and Samuel Shumon have written a helpful guide to BOP prison facilities and the programs they offer.

http://www.alanellis.com

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

http://www.bop.gov/

The BOP’s website provides a prisoner locator service, a list of federal prisons across the country, visiting hours, BOP policies, and statistics on the federal prison population.

BOP inmate locater/prisoner information

http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp

BOP list of federal prisons

http://www.bop.gov/locations/index.jsp

Federal Cure

http://www.fedcure.org/

THOMAS

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Provided by the Library of Congress to give people free access to federal legislation.  Also provides educational and other resources. 

U.S. Code

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode

Search the United States code.  Provided by Cornell Law School.

U.S. House of Representatives

http://www.house.gov/

Official website for the U.S. House of Representatives.  Find your representative, search committees, find legislation, learn about the legislative process, and more. 

U.S. Senate

http://www.senate.gov/

Official website of the U.S. Senate. Find your senator, search committees, find legislation, learn about the legislative process, and more. 

United States Sentencing Commission

http://www.ussc.gov

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