Felony Sentences in the United States, 1996
Date Published
July 1999
State courts
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2000
Date Published
June 2003
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1994
Date Published
January 1997
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1998
Date Published
October 2001
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1996
Date Published
May 1999
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2002
Date Published
December 2004
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004
Date Published
July 2007
BJS FY 09 State Justice Statistics Program (SJS)
Closing Date
Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 1994-95
Date Published
December 1997
Federal Tort Trials and Verdicts, 1996-97
Date Published
February 1999
Prisoner Petitions in the Federal Courts, 1980-96
Date Published
October 1997
Series
Federal Habeas Corpus Review: Challenging State Court Criminal Convictions
Date Published
September 1995
Tort Cases in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
Date Published
April 1995
Tort Trials and Verdicts in Large Counties, 2001
Date Published
November 2004
Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts
Date Published
November 2007
Family Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances
Date Published
June 2005
Drugs and Crime Facts, 1994
Date Published
June 1995
Drugs & Crime Facts
Date Published
October 2002
Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases
Date Published
November 2000
Felony Sentences in State courts, 1992
State Courts Convicted Almost 900,000 Felons During 1992
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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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...
Tort Cases in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
U.S. Department of Justice
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THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1995 202-307-0784
THREE OUT OF FOUR TORT CASES SETTLED OUT OF COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Three out of four tort cases filed in the
nation's 75 most populous counties never reached the courtroom because
they were settled out of court, according to...
Prosecutors in State Courts, 1992
TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL WITH LARGE CASELOAD
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1993 202-307-0784
TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL
WITH LARGE CASELOAD
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Most state prosecutors have
relatively small staffs to handle large criminal caseloads,
the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said today. According
to a 1992 survey, half of the nation's state prosecutors...
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1994
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1997 202/633-3047
ALMOST A THIRD OF ALL CONVICTED STATE FELONS
WERE SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
OR POSSESSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Drug offenders made up
almost a third of the 872,200 felons convicted in
state courts during 1994, the Justice Department
announced today. Property crimes accounted for
another third and violent...
Contract Cases in Large Counties: Civil Justice Survey of State Courts, 1992
Date Published
February 1996
Prisoner Petitions in the Federal Courts, 1980-96
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M., EST BJS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1997 202/307-0784
STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONERS FILED 68,235 PETITIONS
IN UNITED STATES COURTS DURING 1996
WASHINGTON -- The rate at which state and
federal prisoners filed petitions in United States
district courts seeking release from prison or
alleging civil rights violations fell 17 percent
between 1980 and 1996, the Department's Bureau of
Justice Statistics...