1891 1930
U.S CORRECTION SYSTEM
7.01A Creating a Timeline
Federal Prison System Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Congress passed the "Three Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Act," which established the Federal Prison was established.
System (FPS). It is responsible for the management
and regulation of all federal prisons,
and community-based facilities that
provides work and opportunities to
assist offenders.
1974 2006 2018
National Institute of Corrections Combating Terrorism First Step Act
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) The Federal Bureau of Prisons adopted its On December 21, 2018, President Trump signed
was established to provide training, 7th strategic planning national goal to the First Step Act (FSA). It is a criminal justice
technical assistance, and information counter terrorism. reform bill designed to promote rehabilitation,
services to federal, state, and local lower recidivism, and reduce excessive
corrections facilities. sentences in the federal prison system.
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