JPATS

In 1995, the air fleets of the Marshals Service and the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) merged to create the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS). The merger created a more efficient and effective system for transporting prisoners and criminal aliens. Operated by the Marshals Service, JPATS is one of the largest transporters of prisoners in the world - handling hundreds of requests every day to move prisoners between judicial districts, correctional institutions and foreign countries.

The JPATS supports the federal judiciary by scheduling and transporting prisoners to courts and detention facilities around the country, including sentenced prisoners who are in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The JPATS transports ICE (Immigration Customs and Enforcement) criminal and administrative aliens to hearings, court appearances and detention facilities. The JPATS also provides regular international flights for the removal of deportable aliens. Military, state and local law enforcement agencies use JPATS to shuttle their prisoners between different jurisdictions at a significant costs savings to them.

On average, more than 270,000 prisoner and alien movements a year are completed by JPATS. A network of aircrafts, cars, vans and buses accomplishes these coordinated movements.

JPATS

The JPATS operates a fleet of aircraft, which move prisoners over longer distances more economically and with higher security than commercial airlines. Nearly all air movements are done aboard aircraft that the Marshals Service owns or leases, including three Boeing 727s, four MD-82s and several smaller jets. Ground transportation is performed by the Marshals Service, ICE and BOP.

The JPATS airplanes comprise the only government-operated, regularly-scheduled passenger airline in the nation. The JPATS routinely serves approximately 40 cities, plus every other major city in the United States on an as-required basis.

Detailed itineraries are required to ensure that each prisoner appears in court at the designated time. The JPATS scheduling function is located in Kansas City, MO. Air fleet operations are located in Oklahoma City, OK, with hubs in: Alexandria, LA; Mesa, AZ; Anchorage, AK; and the Virgin Islands.

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