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The chief administrative officer shall receive and keep in his jail every person duly committed thereto, for any offense against the United States, by any court or officer of the United States, until he shall be duly discharged, the United States supporting such person during his confinement; provided such official shall not violate any of the provisions of section five hundred-b of this article in receiving or detaining such persons; and the provisions of this article relative to the mode of confining prisoners shall apply to all persons so committed by any court or officer of the United States.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Correction Law - COR § 500-g. Commitment by United States courts - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/correction-law/cor-sect-500-g/
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