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  2. Federal Bureau of Prisons - Wikipedia

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    The exterior of Federal Correctional Institution, Milan. The Bureau of Prisons was established within the Department of Justice on May 14, 1930 by the United States Congress, [ 5] and was charged with the "management and regulation of all Federal penal and correctional institutions." [ 6] This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 ...

  3. History of United States prison systems - Wikipedia

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    Finally, since the early 1970s, the United States has engaged in a historically unprecedented expansion of its imprisonment systems at both the federal and state level. Since 1973, the number of incarcerated persons in the United States has increased five-fold. Now, about 2,200,000 people, or 3.2 percent of the adult population, are imprisoned ...

  4. Prison abolition movement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, individuals 50 years of age and older in federal custody account for 25% of the federal prison population. [65] Investigations into the Canadian federal penitentiary have found that there is a general failure of the Correctional Service of Canada to meet safe and humane custody and assisting in the rehabilitation and reintegration of ...

  5. Incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Incarceration in the United States is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the United States. In 2021, over five million people were under supervision by the criminal justice system, [2] [3] with nearly two million people incarcerated in state or federal prisons and local jails. The United States has the largest known prison ...

  6. List of United States federal prisons - Wikipedia

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    The most restrictive facility in the federal prison system is USP Florence ADMAX, the federal supermax prison, which holds inmates who are considered the most dangerous and in need of the tightest controls. USP Leavenworth, USP Lewisburg, USP Lompoc, and USP Marion were originally operated as high-security facilities but have since been ...

  7. United States energy independence - Wikipedia

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    United States energy independence is the concept of eliminating or substantially reducing import of petroleum to satisfy the nation's need for energy. Some proposals for achieving energy independence would permit imports from the neighboring nations of Canada and Mexico, in which case it would be called North American energy independence.

  8. Energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal, state, and local entities. It addresses issues of energy production, distribution, consumption, and modes of use, such as building codes, mileage standards, and commuting policies. Energy policy may be addressed via legislation, regulation, court decisions, public participation ...

  9. United States Secretary of Energy - Wikipedia

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    Energy.gov. The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession. The position was created on October 1, 1977, when President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act, establishing the ...