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18 U.S. Code § 4042. Duties of Bureau of Prisons
(a)In General.—The Bureau of Prisons, under the direction of the Attorney General, shall—
(1)
have charge of the management and regulation of all Federal penal and correctional institutions;
(2)
provide suitable quarters and provide for the safekeeping, care, and subsistence of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States, or held as witnesses or otherwise;
(3)
provide for the protection, instruction, and discipline of all persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States;
(4)
provide technical assistance to State, tribal, and local governments in the improvement of their correctional systems;
(5)
provide notice of release of prisoners in accordance with subsections (b) and (c);
(6) establish prerelease planning procedures that help prisoners—
(A)
apply for Federal and State benefits upon release (including Social Security benefits, and veterans’ benefits);
(B)
obtain identification, including a social security card, driver’s license or other official photo identification, and a birth certificate; and
(C)
secure such identification and benefits prior to release from a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term of community confinement, subject to any limitations in law; and