The Federal Bureau of Prisons protects society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure. The prisons provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930 to provide more progressive and humane care for Federal inmates, to advance the prison service, and to ensure consistent and centralized administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time. Today, the Bureau consists of more than 106 institutions, 6 regional offices, a Central Office, 2 staff training centers, and 28 community corrections offices. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is sill dedicated to its original, honorable goals.
