BJS RELEASES DATA COLLECTED UNDER THE FIRST STEP ACT, 2019

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: TANNYR WATKINS, 202-532-3923 MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020 TANNYR.M.WATKINS@OJP.USDOJ.GOV ***** PUBLICATION ADVISORY ***** BJS RELEASES DATA COLLECTED UNDER THE FIRST STEP ACT, 2019           WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics today released Data Collected Under the First Step Act, 2019. This is the first report as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391). It includes data on federal prisoners provided to BJS by the Bureau of Prisons for calendar year 2018, which is prior to the enactment of the FSA. TITLE: Data Collected Under the First Step Act, 2019 (NCJ 254268)     AUTHOR: BJS Statistician E. Ann Carson     WHERE: www.bjs.gov            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. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.            The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years

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