28 CFR § 505.2 - Annual determination of average cost of incarceration.

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title: "28 CFR § 505.2 - Annual determination of average cost of incarceration."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "505.2"
section_name: "Annual determination of average cost of incarceration."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "505"
part_name: "COST OF INCARCERATION FEE"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 31 U.S.C. 3717; Pub. L. 102-395, 106 Stat. 1842 (18 U.S.C. 4001 note); 28 CFR 0.95-0.99."
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# 505.2 Annual determination of average cost of incarceration.

Pursuant to 28 CFR 0.96c, the Bureau of Prisons staff is responsible for calculating the annual average cost of incarceration. This calculation is reviewed annually and the revised figure is published as a notice in the *Federal Register.*