Scott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons.U.S. District Court CUSTODY LEVEL Scott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons Noun 1. Federal Bureau of Prisons - the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes BoP , 317 F.Supp.2d 529 (D.N.J. 2004). A prisoner who had filed a habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a petition filed a motion for injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. to compel the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to make a determination of his eligibility for release to a community corrections center (CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. ) pursuant to a former BOP policy. The district court granted injunctive relief, finding that the prisoner was denied due process by a Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel memo, which misinterpreted the law, thereby unlawfully restricting the BOP's discretion in determining how a prisoner's level of custody was to be implemented. (Federal Correctional Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey) |
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