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1. (1990, 2000, 2008, 2009 & 2010 - prisons & jails - federal - prisoners by most serious offense) During the eleven years of 2000-2010, the number of federal prisoners grew by almost +45%; since 1990, they have more than tripled.
   At almost +104%, the fastest growing category of federal inmates belonged to "public order," which represents those incarcerated for immigration and weapons violations. The number of federal "drug" inmates in 2010 expanded by almost one third over those in 2000, but remained at the same approximate 50% of total federal inmates as in 1990.
   Number of sentenced prisoners in federal prison by most serious offense Offense 1990
   2000
   2008 2009 2010
   Share 2010 % Chg 2000-2010
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   TOTAL 56,989
   131,739
   182,333 187,886 190,641
   100.0% +44.7% Violent 9,557
   13,740
   15,483 15,010 14,830
   7.8% +7.9% Property 7,935
   10,135
   11,080 11,088 11,264
   5.9% +11.1% Drug 30,470
   74,276
   95,079 96,735 97,472
   51.1% +31.2% Public-order 8,585
   32,325
   59,298 63,714 65,873
   34.6% +103.8% Other/unspecified 442
   1,263
   1,394 1,339 1,203
   0.6% -4.8%
   
   • Violent = homicide, robbery, murder, and manslaughter (negligent and non-negligent).
   • Property = burglary, fraud, etc.
   • Public Order = immigration, weapons, etc.
   
   Source:
   Guerino, Paul; Harrison, Paige M.; and Sabol, William J., "Prisoners in 2010," Bureau of Justice Statistics, (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, December 2011), NCJ 236096, p. 30.
   http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/p10.pdf
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   West, Heather C.; Sabol, William J.; and Greenman, Sarah J., "Prisoners in 2009," Bureau of Justice Statistics, (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, December 2010), NCJ 231675, Appendix Table 18, p. 33.
   http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/p09.pdf
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   Beck, Allen J. and Harrison, Paige M., "Prisoners in 2000," Bureau of Justice Statistics, (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, December 2011), NCJ 188207, Table 19, p. 12.
   http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/p00.pdf
2. (2006 - prisons & jails - length of sentence by offense) The table below shows the average sentence (mean and median) imposed on Federal prisoners for various offenses in 2006. "Among offenders convicted of a felony and sentenced to prison, the mean sentence was 49 months and the median was 24 months."
   Length of sentence received by convicted offenders by most serious conviction offense and sentence type, 2006 Most serious conviction Prison Mean Prison Median
   Jail Mean Jail Median
   Probation Mean Probation Median
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   All Offenses 49 mo 24 mo
   6 mo 4 mo
   31 mo 24 mo Felonies 49 mo 24 mo
   6 mo 5 mo
   33 mo 24 mo Violent Offenses 94 48
   9 6
   38 24 Property Offenses 38 24
   7 6
   32 24 Drug Offenses 34 24
   5 3
   32 36 Public-order Offenses 33 24
   6 5
   34 24 Misdemeanors ~mo ~mo
   5 mo 4 mo
   19 mo 12 mo
   ~ = Not applicable
   Source:
   Cohen, Thomas H. and Kyckelhahn, Tracey, "Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2006," Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, May 2010) NCJ 228944, Table 13, p. 13.
   http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fdluc06.pdf
3. (2000 - prisons & jails - federal prison sentence length by offense) The table below shows the average sentence (mean and median) imposed on Federal prisoners for various offenses in 2000. "Prison sentences imposed increased slightly from 55.1 months during 1988 to 56.8 months during 2000. For drug offenses, prison sentences increased from 71.3 months to 75.6 months; for weapon offenses, sentences imposed increased from 52.3 months to 92.2 months."
   Average Federal Prison Sentence, 2000 Offense Mean Median
   
   
   All Offenses 56.8 months 33.0 months All Felonies 58.0 months 36.0 months Violent Felonies 86.6 months 63.0 months
   
   
   Drug Felonies All 75.6 months 55.0 months Drug Trafficking 75.2 months 51.0 months Drug Possession 81.1 months 60.0 months
   
   
   Property Felony - Fraud 22.5 months 14.0 months Property Felony - Other 33.4 months 18.0 months
   
   
   Public Order Felony - Regulatory 28.0 months 15.0 months Public Order Felony - Other 46.5 months 30.0 months
   
   
   Misdemeanors 10.3 months 6.0 months
   Source:
   US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2000, With Trends 1982-2000 (Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, November 2001), p. 12, Table 6.
   http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fccp00.pdf

 

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melbo here is what I was trying to copy and paste earlier that gave me the Forbidden message.

However, I was able to post it know. Not sure why it came out differently though from one posting to another.

Here is the link where it was intended. http://www.survivalmonkey.com/forum/freedom-liberty/31424-u-s-really-free-county.html#post194716