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U.S. Code/Title 18/§ 3585

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18 U.S.C. § 3585.Chapter 227

§ 3585

Calculation of a term of imprisonment

Title 18
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Subchapter: IMPRISONMENT

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((a)) ** .—** A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served.

((b)) ** .—** A defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention prior to the date the sentence commences—

((1)) as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or

((2)) as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;

§ 3584

Release: pl-119-111 (2026-09-18)

§ 3586

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