The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP or FBOP) is a United States federal law enforcement agency. A subdivision of the U.S. Department of Justice, the BOP is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system handles inmates who have violated, or are accused of violating, federal law. The BOP also holds inmates who have committed felonies in Washington, D.C. The BOP is also responsible for carrying out all judicially ordered federal executions (other than those carried out under military law) in the United States.