Atlanta, Georgia Federal Crimes Attorney
An accused individual is arrested by the federal agency which has subject-matter jurisdiction over the offense (such as the DEA, FBI, INS, or ICE). Initially, the person arrested will probably be held for some hours by the arresting agency.
Once the arresting agency processes the individual for arrest (and usually interrogates or attempts to interrogate the person), the arresting officers turn the person over to the U.S. Marshals, who have the responsibility to house persons arrested for a federal charge. The Marshals will usually house the person in a metropolitan correctional center. The person is kept in the Marshals' custody until he/she is bailed out, the charges are dismissed, or the person is sentenced.
If the person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the responsibility for housing the person passes to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
