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18 U.S.C. § 1118. — Murder by a Federal prisoner · Congress.wiki

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18 U.S.C. § 1118.Chapter 51

§ 1118

Murder by a Federal prisoner

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((a)) ** .—** A person who, while confined in a Federal correctional institution under a sentence for a term of life imprisonment, commits the murder of another shall be punished by death or by life imprisonment.

((b)) ** .—** In this section—

Release: pl-119-84 (2026-04-18)