---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptIII"
level: "part"
label: "Part III"
heading: "Prisons and Prisoners"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptIII"
sections_count: 77
---

# Part III — Prisons and Prisoners

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

## Contents

- [Chapter 301 — General Provisions](/usc/18/ptIII-ch301.md)
- [Chapter 303 — Bureau of Prisons](/usc/18/ptIII-ch303.md)
- [Chapter 305 — Commitment and Transfer](/usc/18/ptIII-ch305.md)
- [Chapter 306 — Transfer to or from Foreign Countries](/usc/18/ptIII-ch306.md)
- [Chapter 307 — Employment](/usc/18/ptIII-ch307.md)
- [Chapter 309 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptIII-ch309.md)
- [Chapter 311 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptIII-ch311.md)
- [Chapter 313 — Offenders with Mental Disease or Defect](/usc/18/ptIII-ch313.md)
- [Chapter 314 — Repealed](/usc/18/ptIII-ch314.md)
- [Chapter 315 — Discharge and Release Payments](/usc/18/ptIII-ch315.md)
- [Chapter 317 — Institutions for Women](/usc/18/ptIII-ch317.md)
- [Chapter 319 — National Institute of Corrections](/usc/18/ptIII-ch319.md)