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NOVEMBER 23, 2021





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Just released: "Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected under the First Step Act, 2021" [ [link removed] ]

This is BJS?s third report on selected characteristics of persons in federal prison as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391). It presents statistics on prisoners? marital, veteran, citizenship, and English-speaking status; education levels; medical conditions; and participation in treatment programs. The report also covers selected facility-level characteristics, such as the number of assaults on staff by prisoners, prisoners? rule violations that resulted in time credit reductions, facility accreditation, on-site health care, remote learning, video conferencing, and costs of prisoners? phone calls.

Findings are based on data that the Federal Bureau of Prisons? Office of Research and Evaluation compiled under the FSA for calendar year 2020 and provided to BJS in 2021.

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Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected under the First Step Act, 2021" (NCJ 301582) was written by BJS Statistician E. Ann Carson. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].

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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. Doris J. James is the acting director.

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