BJS Releases American Indian and Alaska Native Persons in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released American Indian and Alaska Native Persons in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2023 today. This report presents findings on American Indian and Alaska Native individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system in 2023.
The report describes American Indian and Alaska Native persons processed at each stage of the federal justice system: arrest, prosecution, pretrial detention and release, sentencing, incarceration, and community supervision. Findings are based on data from BJS’s Federal Justice Statistics Program and other published sources.
| Title: | American Indian and Alaska Native Persons in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2023 (NCJ 310479) |
| Authors: | Mark Motivans, PhD, and Ryan Kling, BJS Statisticians |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/american-indian-and-alaska-native-persons-federal-criminal-justice-system-2023 |
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