BJS Releases Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024. This report is the sixth in a series as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391). It includes data on federal prisoners for calendar year 2023 provided to BJS by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
As required by the FSA, this report details select characteristics of persons in prison, including marital, veteran, citizenship, and English-speaking status; education levels; medical conditions; and participation in treatment programs. It also includes statistics BJS is required to report at the facility level, such as the number of assaults on staff by prisoners, prisoners’ violations of rules that resulted in time credit reductions, and selected facility characteristics related to accreditation, on-site health care, remote learning, video conferencing, and costs of prisoners’ phone calls.
| Title: | Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2024 (NCJ 309537) |
| Author: | Derek Mueller, PhD, BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/federal-prisoner-statistics-collected-under-first-step-act-2024 |
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About the Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking – can be found at ojp.gov.
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