Federal Prisons: Trends in Offender Characteristics

PEMD-90-4FS Published: Oct 27, 1989. Publicly Released: Nov 27, 1989.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information about the number and characteristics of offenders sentenced to incarceration in federal penal institutions.

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Justice and Law Enforcement

Correctional facilitiesCrimesImprisonmentDrugsLaw enforcementPopulation statisticsPrisonersRecidivismLarcenyFederal prisons