Median Prison Sentences
Selected Federal Judicial Districts

(district conviction rates)


Federal District
median prison term (months)
Fiscal Year
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
U.S. 15 15 12 12 15
Wisc, W 87 50 - - -
Okla, N 75 44 70 2 -
Ala, M 70 23 6 - -
Ind, S 61 63 38 96 47
Ga, M 57 12 46 42 21
Tenn, W 57 50 46 0 0
Wyoming 57 12 11 10 24
N Car, M 51 67 60 48 18
Fla, N 50 47 6 50 80
W Virg, N 49 - - - -
Colorado 46 41 46 46 46
N. Y., S 46 46 46 39 15
Virg, W 46 42 27 10 31
Texas, E 46 30 12 21 7
Mass 45 27 44 46 39
Ala, N 44 77 28 57 57
Maryland 42 46 33 38 41
Minnesota 41 33 46 12 14
Nebraska 41 24 24 34 16
R. I. 41 37 46 46 41
Utah 41 29 57 57 57
Fla, S 41 24 37 36 14
Penn, E 39 24 15 31 35
Fla, M 37 41 39 0 1
Kansas 37 46 33 46 30
La, W 37 45 31 0 10
Mo, W 37 11 29 - 21
Wash, E 37 37 31 12 6
Conn 37 41 57 25 37
Wisc, E 37 64 60 72 -
Miss, N 36 0 24 0 5
N Car, E 35 0 51 24 71
N. Y., E 35 41 30 24 17
Okla, W 33 77 36 56 41
Penn, W 33 27 7 - 33
Cal, C 30 37 36 21 12
Cal, N 30 30 24 24 24
Ken, W 30 9 0 0 5
N. J. 30 24 21 50 22
New Hamp 30 24 6 - 48
Ohio, S 30 24 18 5 0
Oregon 30 30 30 24 24
Nevada 29 48 41 24 21
Iowa, S 29 30 39 28 11
D. C. 25 24 23 18 12
Arizona 24 21 18 8 15
Idaho 24 24 30 24 37
Montana 24 21 24 12 5
N Car, W 24 41 70 30 -
Alaska 21 8 18 1 1
Miss, S 20 13 3 6 -
Cal, E 18 24 30 24 24
Ill, N 18 16 18 6 12
Texas, S 18 15 12 8 5
Ind, N 17 4 46 46 11
Ga, N 17 9 8 0 0
Mich, E 15 6 24 6 0
Tenn, M 15 24 24 24 11
Ill, C 14 19 18 12 7
Tenn, E 14 41 44 29 46
Cal, S 13 18 24 24 24
Mich, W 12 12 37 10 6
Mo, E 12 21 7 18 10
Texas, N 12 24 12 6 14
Wash, W 12 24 20 18 13
Delaware 11 12 20 21 6
Ohio, N 10 24 7 36 12
Iowa, N 9 30 3 10 12
N Mexico 8 5 8 10 5
Ken, E 8 21 35 24 0
Virg, E 7 4 6 9 2
Ark, W 6 30 5 3 -
Ga, S 6 49 28 24 97
La, E 6 46 13 13 9
La, M 6 78 11 25 2
Texas, W 6 6 4 4 5
W Virg, S 6 6 - - -
Hawaii 5 10 0 12 0
Ill, S 5 12 0 1 46
S Dakota 5 3 2 1 2
Penn, M 3 13 5 18 3
N Dakota 2 2 2 1 1
Maine 2 4 1 0 0
N. Y., W 1 5 0 3 10
S Car 1 2 0 15 128
Vermont 1 3 0 0 0
Ark, E 1 24 80 77 15
N. Y., N 0 1 0 0 0
Ala, S - 12 - - 70
Okla, E - 31 - - -
Puer Rico 37 39 30 - -
Guam 5 11 3 - -
Virgin Is 2 1 4 - -
N Mar Is 0 18 6 - -

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