### Question
How is the term eligible prisoner defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible prisoner** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 3621* as the following:

> a prisoner who is—


(i) determined by the Bureau of Prisons to have a substance abuse problem

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 3621*
  - Heading: **PART II-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 229-POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER C-IMPRISONMENT**

