A new BJS special report provides details on the sentences of persons in federal prison for drug offenses at fiscal yearends 2013?2018. Since 2012, federal policy changes related to both U.S. sentencing guidelines and the use of mandatory minimum penalties have affected persons held in Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities for drug offenses. This report describes four policies that are particularly relevant to this population: Smart on Crime, Drugs Minus Two, the Clemency Initiative, and the First Step Act. Findings in this report are based on?fiscal yearend 2013?2018 prison records from the BOP that were linked to fiscal years 1994?2018 sentencing records from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Sentencing Decisions for Persons in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses, 2013?2018 (NCJ 305893) was written by Mari McGilton, MA; William Adams, MPP; Julie Samuels, MPP; and Jessica Kelly, BA, all of the Urban Institute; and BJS Statistician Mark Motivans, PhD. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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