search home contact general contacts leadership district contacts fact sheets history historical records assistance time line roll call of honor u.s. marshals badges and seal broad range of authority fact sheets news room business opportunities general information procurement at a glance business contacts priorities products services utilized definitions helpful websites use of marshals name insignia career opportunities justice prisoner & alien transportation system jpats jpats celebrates 30 years of owned aircraft operations in 1995 the air fleets of the marshals service and the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement ice 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 . managed by the marshals service jpats is one of the largest transporters of prisoners in the world handling about 715 requests every day to move prisoners between judicial districts correctional institutions and foreign countries . non federal movement request jpats supports the federal judiciary through its scheduling and transportation responsibilities . jpats transports sentenced prisoners who are in the custody of the federal bureau of prisons bop as well as to hearings court appearances and detention facilities . military and civilian law enforcement agencies use jpats to shuttle their prisoners between different jurisdictions at a fraction of what commercial sources would charge.on average jpats completes over 260 000 prisoner alien movements per year . a network of aircraft cars vans and buses accomplishes these coordinated movements . jpats operates a fleet of aircraft which moves prisoners over long distances more economically and with higher security than commercial airlines . nearly all air movements are done aboard large and small jets that jpats owns or leases . ground transportation is usually provided by the marshals service and the bop . jpats is the only government operated regularly scheduled passenger airline in the nation . jpats routinely serves approximately 42 domestic and international cities plus other major cities in the united states on an as required basis . detailed itineraries are required to ensure that each prisoner appears in court at a designated time . all scheduling is handled at jpats headquarters located in kansas city mo. the air fleet operations center is in oklahoma city ok with a hub in las vegas . justice prisoner and alien transportation system jpats shannon brown assistant director 816 467 1900 air operationsscott a. wilhelm chief of aviationkansas city mo 816 467 1900 prisoner transportationsecurity scheduling scott flood deputy assistant directorkansas city mo 816 467 1900 business managementkathleen maupin chief business managerkansas city mo 816 467 1900 download adobe flash player contacts general inquiries information or inquiries on fugitives freedom of information inquiries for information accessibility freedom of information privacy policy no fear act usa.gov erulemaking usdoj.gov linking policy for this web site and legal disclaimers usmarshals.gov is an official site of the u.s. federal government u.s. department of justice