{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3623","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3623","heading":"Transfer of a prisoner to State authority","body":"The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall order that a prisoner who has been charged in an indictment or information with, or convicted of, a State felony, be transferred to an official detention facility within such State prior to his release from a Federal prison facility if—(1) the transfer has been requested by the Governor or other executive authority of the State; (2) the State has presented to the Director a certified copy of the indictment, information, or judgment of conviction; and (3) the Director finds that the transfer would be in the public interest. If more than one request is presented with respect to a prisoner, the Director shall determine which request should receive preference. The expenses of such transfer shall be borne by the State requesting the transfer.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 229—POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"ecd1efd28e16357ee1fdee01806633ac922c69c4db8fddede847cf2bd8accb54","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3622","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3624"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}