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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2002 202/307-0784

IMMIGRATION LAW PROSECUTIONS DOUBLE DURING 1996-2000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The number of people prosecuted for immigration offenses in federal courts more than doubled from 1996 through the year 2000, growing from 6,605 defendants in 1996 to 15,613 defendants in 2000, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.

In 1996...

Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2003

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THURSDAY, May 27, 2004 Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
  After hours: 301-983-9354

NATION'S PRISON POPULATION INCREASE LARGEST IN FOUR YEARS

Nearly 2.1 Million Incarcerated in Local, State and Federal Facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The nation's prisons and jails held 2,078,570 men and women on June 30, 2003, an increase of 57,600 more inmates than state...

Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006 www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
  Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
  After hours: 301-983-9354

THE NATION'S FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CASELOAD GREW SUBSTANTIALLY DURING TEN-YEAR PERIOD

WASHINGTON - The number of suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system grew substantially during the 10-year period of 1994 to 2003, the Justice Department's Bureau...

Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center

BJS's Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center (FJSRC) compiles comprehensive information describing suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system.