---
title: "Second Chance Act of 2007, section 251"
citation: "Pub. L. No. 110-199, § 251, 122 Stat. 657, 692 (2008)"
authority_id: "AUTH-PL-110-199-SEC-251"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-110publ199/pdf/PLAW-110publ199.pdf"
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legal_review: "2026-08-25"
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---

# Second Chance Act of 2007, section 251

## Holding or rule used

Expansion and individualized administration of ordinary prerelease custody.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition and limitations in the linked canonical modules. Individual custody, computation, program, placement, administrative, circuit, and remedy facts remain separate.

## Official source and pinpoints

Pub. L. No. 110-199, § 251, 122 Stat. 657, 692 (2008), § 251: <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-110publ199/pdf/PLAW-110publ199.pdf>


## Used in

- [Prerelease Custody, Residential Reentry, Home Confinement, and the CARES Act](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/prerelease-custody-home-confinement-and-cares-act.md)