World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems: Federated States of Micronesia
Date Published
June 1993
Publication Type
Publication
Survey of Inmate Characteristics ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1990 BJS 202-307-0784 An estimated 16 percent of prison inmates were armed with a gun when they committed the offense for which they were serving time, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. About half of the armed inmates (or about 8 percent of all prisoners) said they had fired...