Editing Federal prison

{{short description|Type of prison operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government}}
[[File:Florence ADMAX.jpg|thumb|250px|[[ADX Florence]], a US federal prison]]
A '''federal prison''' is operated under the jurisdiction of a [[federal government]] as opposed to a state or provincial body. Federal [[prison]]s are used for people who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), people considered dangerous (Brazil), or those sentenced to longer terms of imprisonment (Canada). Not all federated countries have a legal concept of "federal prison".{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

==Australia==
The [[Australian Government|Australian Federal Government]] does not directly control most prisons or detention facilities. There are a relatively small number of federal detention facilities, consisting of military detention facilities (such as the [[Defence Force Correctional Establishment (Australia)|Defence Force Correctional Establishment]]), [[Australian immigration detention facilities|immigration detention facilities]], and holding cells in [[Australian Federal Police]] stations in some territories.<ref>{{cite report|title=Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) - Baseline Assessment of Australia's OPCAT Readiness|date=September 2019|url=https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/106657/Ombudsman-Report-Implementation-of-OPCAT.pdf|author=[[Commonwealth Ombudsman]]}}</ref>

The vast majority of criminal prosecutions in Australia take place within [[states of Australia|state or territory]] court systems under state or territory law, however there are a relatively small number of prosecutions in state and federal courts under federal law (such as the [[Crimes Act 1914]]).

[[Section 120 of the Constitution of Australia]] provides that:

<blockquote>Every State shall make provision for the detention in its prisons of persons accused or convicted of offences against the laws of the Commonwealth, and for the punishment of persons convicted of such offences, and the Parliament of the Commonwealth may make laws to give effect to this provision.<ref>{{cite Legislation AU|Cth|act|coaca430|Constitution|120}} Custody of offenders against laws of the Commonwealth.</ref></blockquote>

Accordingly, civilian federal offenders who are remanded in custody, or have been sentenced to imprisonment, are detained in state or territory prisons.

==Brazil==
{{main|National Prison Department (Brazil)}}

The Brazil federal prison system (Sistema Penitenciário Federal) was implemented in 2006 based on the provisions of the 1984 law "Lei de Execução Penal". It receives the most dangerous criminals who would be disruptive in state prisons.<ref>[http://www.justica.gov.br/noticias/quinto-presidio-de-seguranca-maxima-do-pais-sera-construido-no-df Quinto presídio de segurança máxima do país será construído no DF], Brazil Ministry of Justice, 29/11/2013</ref>

==Canada==
In Canada, the [[Correctional Service of Canada]] operates federal penitentiaries, which house inmates with sentences of two years or more; provincial prisons are responsible for those with shorter terms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/media-room/009-0002-eng.shtml |title=Frequently Asked Questions |date=28 July 2010 |publisher=Correctional Service Canada |access-date=December 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Germany==
The [[prisons in Germany]] are run solely by the [[States of Germany|federal states]], although governed by a federal law.

==Mexico==
The federal prison system in Mexico is run by the [[Secretariat of Public Security]] and receives prisoners sentenced and being processed for federal crimes.<ref>[http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/main/2012/12/04/feature-02 Mexico: Government builds 8 maximum-security prisons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217001941/http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/main/2012/12/04/feature-02 |date=2013-12-17 }}, Sergio Ramos, Infosurhoy.com, 04/12/2012</ref>

==Russia==
All penal establishments in the [[Russian Federation]] are governed by the [[Federal Penitentiary Service]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Federal Penitentiary Service|url=http://government.ru/en/department/100/|publisher=Government of the Russian Federation|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref>

==United States==

{{main|List of United States federal prisons}}

The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] (BOP), established with the passing of the Three Prisons Act of 1891, is responsible for the administration of federal prison facilities in the United States, as well as the custody and welfare of federal inmates. The BOP also provides researchers with background information and statistics regarding the Federal Prison System.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bosworth|first=Mary|title=The US Federal Prison System|year=2002|isbn=0761923047|page=4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qfFZNOH-rGkC&pg=PA4|access-date=2015-10-21}}</ref>

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