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State Courts Convicted Almost 900,000 Felons During 1992
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1995 202-307-0784
STATE COURTS CONVICTED ALMOST 900,000 FELONS DURING 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- State courts throughout the U.S. convicted
almost 900,000 felons during 1992, the Department of Justice announced
today. One-third of the convictions were for drug offenses.
The volume of felony...