<Tr> <Th> Parent agency </Th> <Td> Department of Justice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.bop.gov </Td> </Tr> <P> The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency . A subdivision of the U.S. Department of Justice, the BOP is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system . The system handles inmates who have violated, or are accused of violating, federal law . The BOP also holds inmates who have committed felonies in Washington, D.C. </P> <P> The BOP is also responsible for carrying out all judicially ordered federal executions (other than those carried out under military law) in the United States . </P>

Who is responsible for the care and custody of persons convicted of federal crimes