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BJS Releases Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2023. It is the fifth report as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391).
The report includes data on federal prisoners for calendar year 2022 provided to BJS by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. As required by the FSA, this report details select characteristics of persons in prison, including marital, veteran, citizenship, and English-speaking status; education levels; medical conditions; and participation in treatment programs. The FSA also requires BJS to report statistics at the facility level, such as the number of assaults on staff by prisoners, prisoners’ violations of rules that resulted in time credit reductions, and selected facility characteristics related to accreditation, on-site health care, remote learning, video conferencing, and costs of prisoners’ phone calls.
“The BOP partnered with 1,580 external groups to provide recidivism reduction programming in 122 federal prison facilities in 2022,” said Kevin M. Scott, PhD, acting director of BJS.
| Title: | Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2023 (NCJ 307305) |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/federal-prisoner-statistics-collected-under-first-step-act-2023 |
About the Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
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