Prawo i regulacje · 15.12.1994

Costs of Incarceration Fee

This final rule establishes procedures for the assessment and collection of a fee to cover the costs of incarceration for Federal inmates. This fee, which is to be assessed no more than once for any separate period of incarceration, shall be equivalent to the average cost of one year of incarceration. An inmate will be assessed a fee in accordance with his or her ability to pay as determined by application of the Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines. No fee is to be collected from an inmate with respect to whom a fine intended to recover costs of incarceration was imposed or waived by a United States District Court. An assessed fee may be waived or reduced in cases of financial hardship. This final rule, which implements newly enacted statutory authority and Departmental regulations on recovering costs of incarceration, is intended to ensure the continued efficient operation of Federal correctional institutions, including the provision of programs which help inmates better themselves.