Federal Prisoners, by Offense
From the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Database: "Prisoners in Federal prison at year-end," 2012.
Data Source: Bureau of Prisons - Extract from BOP's online Sentry System, FY 2012 (as standardized by the FJSRC)
Note: Includes only commitments to Federal prison for Federal law violations; commitments from the District of Columbia Superior Court are excluded. The BOP public-use data files that are available for download include these D.C. Superior Court commitments. The universe of cases reported above is identical to the universe used in the FJSP's annual statistical tables.
Federal Crack Cocaine Offender Role
From the U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2007 Report to Congress: "Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy." Figure 2-6, p 21.
Federal Crack Cocaine Offender Conduct
From the U.S. Sentencing Commission's 2007 Report to Congress: "Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy." Figure 2-19, p 37.
Federal Drug Offender Sentence Length
Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Database: "Prisoners in Federal prison at year-end," 2012.
Note: The upper end of the category is inclusive, so that "0 to 5" includes 5-year sentences, and "5 to 10" does not. Due to 5- and 10-year mandatory minimum sentences, a substantial number of sentences fall at these boundaries.