Bureau of Prisons Files, 1961–1963

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Bureau of Prisons Files, 1961–1963

1961-1963

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/310963517

This series contains microfilmed copies of records created by the Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice during the John F. Kennedy administration.

4 linear inches

eng, Latn

John F. Kennedy Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675813

John F. Kennedy Library

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United States. Bureau of Prisons

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The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was created by the Act of May 14, 1930 (ch.274,- 46 Stat. 325) and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover. The mission of the Bureau of Prisons was to maintain secure, safe, and humane correctional institutions for individuals placed in the custody of the U.S. Attorney General; to develop and operate correctional programs that seek a balanced application of the concepts of punishment, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation; and provide, primarily through t...