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BJS Releases Federal Justice Statistics, 2023


BJS Releases Federal Justice Statistics, 2023

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Federal Justice Statistics, 2023. This report describes cases processed by the federal criminal justice system, including the U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Sentencing Commission...

SMART remembers, mourns the loss of tribal SORNA officers to COVID


In June and September, tribal communities lost two SORNA officers who had been key to implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) on tribal lands.  In June, Navajo Nation Police Officer Michael Lee was the first Navajo officer to die from COVID-19.  In September, White Mountain Apache Tribal Police SORNA Compliance Specialist Elmer Lamson also died of COVID-19.  As SORNA officers, Lee and...