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HALF OF WOMEN RAPED DURING 1992 WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OLD
U.S. Department of Justice
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994 202-307-0784
HALF OF WOMEN RAPED DURING 1992
WERE YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OLD
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Half of the women who reported they
had been raped during 1992 were juveniles under 18 years old, and 16
percent...
PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATIONS REACH NEW HIGHS U.S. Department of Justice ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1994 202-307-0784 PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATIONS REACH NEW HIGHS .WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 5 million Americans--or one in 39 adults--were under some form of correctional control in 1993, according to the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). More than two-thirds of...
THE NATION'S JAILS HOLD RECORD 490,442 INMATES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1995 202-307-0784
THE NATION'S JAILS HOLD RECORD 490,442 INMATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's local jails held a record
490,442 men and women as of last June 30, the Department of Justice
announced today. During the 12 months preceding June 30, 1994, the...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1995 202-307-0784
FIVE STATES SELECTED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING
TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDKEEPING
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Maine, Mississippi, New
Mexico, West Virginia and Vermont will receive up
to $1 million each in federal funds to jump start
the automation of their criminal records.
Mississippi has computerized 7 percent of its
criminal history files, but...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS
SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 202-307-0703
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES 18 MORE GRANTS
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS
SEBASCO, MAINE -- Eighteen states, led by
Florida, Texas, and New Mexico, will receive about
$27 million under the $88 million National
Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to
upgrade their criminal history records systems.
The grants will help states implement the...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS
MAY 22, 1996 202-307-0703
18 STATES WILL SHARE OVER $3.7 MILLION
IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GRANTS TO DEVELOP
ADVANCED BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As a result of grants
awarded by the Justice Department today to
California, New York, Florida and 15 other states,
dangerous individuals -- such as persons subject
to domestic violence protective orders or...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1996 202/307-0703
PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION REACHES
ALMOST 3.8 MILLION
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There were almost 3.8
million adult men and women on probation or parole
at the end of 1995, an increase of about 119,000
during the year, the Department of Justice
announced today. The 3.2 percent increase was...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1996 202/633-3047
SIXTEEN STATES EXECUTED 56 OFFENDERS LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixteen states executed a
total of 56 men last year, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
announced today. It was the largest number of
prisoners put to death in one year since the
United States Supreme...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1997 202/633-3047
NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION
REACHED ALMOST 3.9 MILLION LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 3.9 million
adult men and women were on probation or parole
at the end of 1996, an increase of about 128,000
during the year, the Justice Department reported
today. The number of offenders...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1997 202/307-0784
PRISONER EXECUTIONS RISE SIGNIFICANTLY
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Seventy prisoners were
executed in 16 states during the first 11 months
of this year--25 more than all last year,
according to a report published today by the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS).
Of the 70 executions, Texas accounted...
Truth in Sentencing in State Prisons
U.S.DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1999 202/307-0784
STATE SENTENCING LAW CHANGES LINKED TO
INCREASING TIME SERVED IN STATE PRISONS
WASHINGTON, D.C.--As the states continue to
enact restrictions on the possibility of
early release, prisoners, especially violent
offenders, are spending more time behind bars, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1998 202/307-0784
SEVENTEEN STATES EXECUTED 74 PRISONERS DURING 1997
WASHINGTON, D.C. Seventeen states executed
74 prisoners during 1997, the Justice Department's
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced
today. Texas executed half of them--37. Virginia
put 9 to death, Missouri 6, Arkansas 4 and
Alabama 3, according to BJS' annual death...
WASHINGTON, DCAt the White House today, President Clinton announced that 46 states are receiving grants totaling more than $41 million to continue improving criminal history records, which will help keep felons from purchasing handguns. This is the fourth year of funding...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1998 202/307-0784
NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION
REACHED NEW HIGH LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 3.9 million
adult men and women--a new record--were
on probation or parole at the end of 1997, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today. The 2.9 percent increase
of about...
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1999 202/307-0784
U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 5.9 MILLION OFFENDERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. The combined federal, state and local
adult correctional population grew by 163,800 men and women during
1998 to reach a new high of 5.9 million people, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today.
This includes incarcerated inmates and probationers and...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20The Justice Department today is awarding more than $42 million to 55 states and territories to continue automating and improving the quality of criminal history records, which can help law enforcement with background checks for guns and other purposes. The awards mark...
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2000 202/307-0784
NATION'S PRISON AND JAIL POPULATION REACHES 1,860,520
COULD REACH TWO MILLION BY LATE 2001
WASHINGTON, D.C. The nation's prisons and jails held
1,860,520 inmates at midyear 1999, the Justice Department's
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. That
was an increase of 58,333 from a year earlier, or 1,122
more inmates each...
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2000 202/307-0784
JAILS AFFILIATED WITH 53 AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES IN 18
STATES HELD 1,621 INMATES ON JUNE 30, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. More than 1,600 American Indians
were incarcerated in Indian country jails at midyear 1999,
the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS),
announced today. The number was 8 percent higher than the
previous year.
The...
EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2000 202/307-0784
U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 6.3 MILLION MEN AND
WOMEN REPRESENTS 3.1 PERCENT OF THE ADULT U.S. POPULATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. The number of adult men and women
under the supervision of Federal, state and local
correctional authorities rose to a record 6.3 million in
1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today...
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2000 202/307-0784
TWENTY STATES EXECUTED 98 PRISONERS IN 1999
MOST SINCE 1951
Average Death Row Stay Was 11 Years and 11 Months
WASHINGTON, D.C. Twenty states executed 98 prisoners
in the United States during 1999, 30 more than in 1998.
This was the highest number of executions in a single year
since 1951, when...
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SUNDAY, March 25, 2001 202/307-0784
NATION'S STATE PRISON POPULATION GROWTH SLOWS -- LOWEST ANNUAL RATE INCREASE SINCE 1971
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During the year ending June 30, 2000, the nation's state prison population grew by the smallest percentage in 29 years, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The growth in the number of prisoners...
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HIV RATES IN NATION'S PRISONS REMAIN STABLE
AIDS-RELATED DEATHS AMONG PRISONERS DROP SHARPLY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Between 1995 and 1999 the percent of the nation's prison inmates known to be infected with the human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) has fluctuated between 2.3 percent and 2.1 percent, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...
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NATION'S STATE PRISON POPULATION FALLS IN SECOND HALF OF 2000 -- FIRST SUCH DECLINE SINCE 1972
WASHINGTON, D.C. - During the last six months of 2000, the nation's state prison population declined by more than 6,200 inmates - the first measured decline since 1972, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
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NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES NEW HIGH -- GROWS BY 126,400 DURING 2000 TO TOTAL 6.5 MILLION ADULTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's combined federal, state and local adult correctional population reached a new high of almost 6.5 million men and women in 2000, having grown by 126,400 men and women...
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EIGHTY-FIVE OFFENDERS EXECUTED DURING 2000 13 PERCENT DROP FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
Thirty-seven States and Federal Government Held Almost 3,600 Inmates on Death Row
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fourteen states executed 85 prisoners, 83 men and 2 women, during 2000, which was 13 fewer than in 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. The executed...