# 28 C.F.R. § 0.96b (2026): Exchange of prisoners

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_96b

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 C.F.R. § 0.96b (2026)
- **Heading:** Exchange of prisoners
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Part 0: ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / Subpart Q: Bureau of Prisons / § 0.96b: § 0.96b   Exchange of prisoners.

## Text

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons and officers of the Bureau of Prisons designated by him are authorized to receive custody of offenders and to transfer offenders to and from the United States of America under a treaty as referred to in Public Law 95-144; to make arrangements with the States and to receive offenders from the States for transfer to a foreign country; to act as an agent of the United States to receive the delivery from a foreign government of any person being transferred to the United States under such a treaty; to render to foreign countries and to receive from them certifications and reports required under a treaty; and to receive custody and carry out the sentence of imprisonment of such a transferred offender as required by that statute and any such treaty.
[Order No. 758-77, 42 FR 63139, Dec. 15, 1977]

## Nearby sections

- [28 C.F.R. § 0.95 (2026) § 0.95   General functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_95.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.96 (2026) § 0.96   Delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_96.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.96a (2026) § 0.96a   Interstate Agreement on Detainers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_96a.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.96b (2026) § 0.96b   Exchange of prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_96b.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.96c (2026) § 0.96c   Cost of incarceration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_96c.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.97 (2026) § 0.97   Redelegation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_97.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.98 (2026) § 0.98   Functions of Commissioner of Federal Prison Industries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_98.md)
- [28 C.F.R. § 0.99 (2026) § 0.99   Compensation to Federal prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T28_P0_S0_99.md)

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