Oct 22, 2025
First Step Act connects to Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs)
1. How the First Step Act connects to Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs)The BOP doesn’t run every facility where federal inmates are held. It rents space from counties, cities, and private operators through Intergovernmental Service Agreements — or IGSAs. These are contracts between:A federal agency (like the U.S. Marshals Service or BOP), andA local jail, county sheriff, or private…
#administrative control#BOP policy#Bureau of Prisons#conditional placement date#cooperative federalism#Dual Sovereignty#early release#federal contracts#federalism#First Step Act#government accountability#IGSA#inmate classification#inmate reentry#Intergovernmental Service Agreement#jail economics#pretrial detention#prison reform#time credits#u-s-marshals-service
