§ 5039. — Commitment.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 18USC5039]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--CORRECTION OF YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
CHAPTER 403--JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Sec. 5039. Commitment
No juvenile committed, whether pursuant to an adjudication of
delinquency or conviction for an offense, to the custody of the Attorney
General may be placed or retained in an adult jail or correctional
institution in which he has regular contact with adults incarcerated
because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on
criminal charges.
Every juvenile who has been committed shall be provided with
adequate food, heat, light, sanitary facilities, bedding, clothing,
recreation, counseling, education, training, and medical care including
necessary psychiatric, psychological, or other care and treatment.
Whenever possible, the Attorney General shall commit a juvenile to a
foster home or community-based facility located in or near his home
community.
(Added Pub. L. 93-415, title V, Sec. 509, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1138;
amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XIV, Sec. 140003, Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2032.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 inserted ``, whether pursuant to an
adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense,'' after
``committed'' in first par.
