§ 3623. Transfer of a prisoner to State authority

The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall order that a prisoner who has been charged in an indictment or information with, or convicted of, a State felony, be transferred to an official detention facility within such State prior to his release from a Federal prison facility if—

• (1) the transfer has been requested by the Governor or other executive authority of the State;
• (2) the State has presented to the Director a certified copy of the indictment, information, or judgment of conviction; and
• (3) the Director finds that the transfer would be in the public interest.