Chris Burke: Inmates

U.S. Federal Bureau Of Prisons Dept: That is when his sentence expires, but by law, because it is on a Saturday, we are authorized to release inmates the day prior, said Chris Burke, a spokesperson for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, according to Montreal Gazette. Burke said that while he can t discuss an inmate s specific case, a person incarcerated in a U.S. federal prison who is not a U.S. citizen is normally turned over to immigration officials when their sentence ends and when his 10-year sentence was calculated in 2007, after pleading guilty to a racketeering charge, Rizzuto s release date was set for Saturday, Oct. 6. A similar law in Canada requires that inmates in federal penitentiaries be released on a Friday if their statutory release date falls on a weekend. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.