### Question
Can you define what prisoner means?


### Answer
**Prisoner** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 3635*:

> a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment pursuant to a conviction for a Federal criminal offense, or a person in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 3635*
  - Heading: **PART II-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 229-POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION > SUBCHAPTER D-RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM**

