---
title: "Reno v. Koray"
citation: "515 U.S. 50 (1995)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-KORAY-515-US-50"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-515/pdf/USREPORTS-515-50.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-KORAY-515-US-50/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Reno v. Koray

## Holding or rule used

Restrictive Bail Reform Act release was not official detention under § 3585(b).

## 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

515 U.S. 50 (1995), 515 U.S. 56–65: <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-515/pdf/USREPORTS-515-50.pdf>


## Used in

- [BOP Designation, Sentence Commencement, Aggregation, and Prior-Custody Credit](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/designation-sentence-computation-and-prior-custody-credit.md)