What establishes custody after sentencing?

What establishes custody after sentencing?

• A. Writ of Habeas Corpus AD PROSequendem (WHCAP)
• B. Judgment and Commitment (J&C)
• C. Warrant of Removal (WOR)
• D. Attorney Special Request (ASR)

Answer: (B)

When someone is sentenced, the official document that fixes their confinement is the Judgment and Commitment. This record formally records the imposed sentence and directs that the defendant be delivered into the custody of the designated facility (such as the Bureau of Prisons) for the specified term. It is the authority the U.S. Marshals rely on to take custody and transport the offender to confinement. The other items don’t establish custody after sentencing: a writ ad prosequendum is used to bring a prisoner to court for proceedings, not to establish confinement; a warrant of removal deals with immigration cases, not criminal custody; and an Attorney Special Request isn’t a binding instrument for custody.

When someone is sentenced, the official document that fixes their confinement is the Judgment and Commitment. This record formally records the imposed sentence and directs that the defendant be delivered into the custody of the designated facility (such as the Bureau of Prisons) for the specified term. It is the authority the U.S. Marshals rely on to take custody and transport the offender to confinement. The other items don’t establish custody after sentencing: a writ ad prosequendum is used to bring a prisoner to court for proceedings, not to establish confinement; a warrant of removal deals with immigration cases, not criminal custody; and an Attorney Special Request isn’t a binding instrument for custody.