Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004
Date Published
December 2006
Publication Type
Publication
Federal courts
Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 1990-2006
Date Published
August 2008
Publication Type
Publication
Challenging the Conditions of Prisons and Jails: A Report on Section 1983 Litigation
Date Published
December 1994
Publication Type
Publication
Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with Trends 1984-99
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FEDERAL DRUG LAW CHANGES LED TO LONGER PRISON SENTENCES
WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 38,200 people were referred to federal prosecutors for alleged drug offenses during 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. About 84 percent of these suspects were subsequently charged in a U.S. district court.
Of...
Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 2002-03
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| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
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NUMBER OF FEDERAL TORT TRIALS FELL BY ALMOST 80 PERCENT FROM 1985 THROUGH 2003
WASHINGTON - The number of tort trials concluded in U.S. district courts declined by nearly 80 percent, from 3,600 trials in 1985 to fewer than 800...
Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003
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| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
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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...