18-U.S.C.-4046

18-U.S.C.-4046

§4046 – Shock Incarceration Program

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Title 18 > Part III > Chapter 303 > Section 4046

Details

  • Reference: Section 4046
  • Legend: §4046 – Shock Incarceration Program
  • USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

(a) The Bureau of Prisons may place in a shock incarceration program any person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than 12, but not more than 30, months, if such person consents to that placement.

(b) For such initial portion of the term of imprisonment as the Bureau of Prisons may determine, not to exceed 6 months, an inmate in the shock incarceration program shall be required to—

(1) adhere to a highly regimented schedule that provides the strict discipline, physical training, hard labor, drill, and ceremony characteristic of military basic training; and

(2) participate in appropriate job training and educational programs (including literacy programs) and drug, alcohol, and other counseling programs.

(c) An inmate who in the judgment of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons has successfully completed the required period of shock incarceration shall remain in the custody of the Bureau for such period (not to exceed the remainder of the prison term otherwise required by law to be served by that inmate), and under such conditions, as the Bureau deems appropriate.

(Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXX, §3001(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4915.)

Authorization of Appropriations

Pub. L. 101–647, title XXX, §3002, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4915, provided that: There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to carry out the shock incarceration program established under the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification].

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

18-U.S.C.-4008 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Prisons

In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-4008, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to prisons in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States prisons-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

18-U.S.C.-4001 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Law

In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-4001, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to criminal law in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States criminal law-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

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