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| Date April 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-434 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters DRUG COURTS Better DOJ Data Collection and Evaluation Efforts Needed to Measure Impact of Drug Court Programs GAO-02-434 a Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background DOJ Has Not Sufficiently Managed the Collection and Utilization of Performance and Outcome Data Collected from Federally Funded Drug Court Prog... |
| Date July 20, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-966T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Friday, July 20, 2001 PRISONER RELEASES Reintegration of Offenders Into Communities
Statement of Laurie E. Ekstrand Director, Justice Issues GAO-01-966T Madam Chairwoman and Members of ... |
| Date June 18, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-483 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 2001 Report to Congressional Committees PRISONER RELEASES Trends and Information on Reintegration Programs GAO-01-483 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Inmate Releases and Recidivism Reflect a Revolving Door Trend Sentence Length, Criminal and Drug Use Histories, and Program Participation Reintegration Addressed in Three Phases of Federal ... |
| Date Aug. 18, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-146 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1999 Report to the Honorable Charles F. Bass House of Representatives PRISON WORK PROGRAMS Inmates’ Access to Personal Information GAO/GGD-99-146 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-280467 August 18, 1999 The Honorable Charles F. Bass House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bass: This report res... |
| Date July 21, 1999 |
Report No. GGD-99-144R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-283078 July 21, 1999 The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton House of Representatives Subject: Women in Prison: Transition of District of Columbia Female Felons to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Dear Ms. Norton: As you requested, this letter addresses two questions about the transition of female felony offender... |
| Date Aug. 13, 1997 |
Report No. GGD-97-110 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1997 Report to Congressional Committees FEDERAL OFFENDERS Trends in Community Supervision GAO/GGD-97-110 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-274290 August 13, 1997 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Administr... |
| Date July 31, 1997 |
Report No. GGD-97-106 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1997 Report to the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives DRUG COURTS Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results GAO/GGD-97-106 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-275268 July 31, 1997 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairma... |
| Date June 21, 1996 |
Report No. GGD-96-137 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1996 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT Research Results Inconclusive About What Works to Reduce Recidivism G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/GGD-96-137 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-272097 June 21, 199... |
| Date May 22, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-159BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1995 Briefing Report to the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives DRUG COURTS Information on a New Approach to Address Drug-Related Crime GAO/GGD-95-159BR GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260301 May 22, 1995 The Honorable Or... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-224R |
Title
p23Y2 unbd ofrice stutee General Accounthg GAO
Wulthgton, D.C. 20648 Beall, mhlrtlon and Ellmur services Dmdorl 1
c 3 -257466 August 5, 1994 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Harris Wofford Senate Wofford: k 1 I [ i I The Congress has been considering legislation, as part of a crime reduction package, that would prohibit -prison inmates from receiving federal funding for education, such as ... |
| Date Oct. 28, 1993 |
Report No. T-GGD-94-8 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 3AO
or Releaseon Delivery xpectedat :30 P.M. Uober 28. 1993 Testimony
Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources,United States Senate PRISONER LABOR Perspectiveson Paying the Federal Minimum Wage
Statement of Lynn H. Gibson Associate General Counsel OSBS28/iSOl q I
GAO/T-GGD-94-8 * spy”
PRtNTED ON 6% 1 RECYCLED PAPER PERSPECTIVESON PAYING PRISONERSM... |
| Date June 4, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-93-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of’ ice f‘ GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION Cost-Savings Relative to Incarceration GAO/IWMD-93-22 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-239626 June 4,1993 The Honor... |
| Date June 4, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-93-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Off’ ice GAO
,June 1993 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, Committee on the Judiciary, House of’ Representatives INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION Crime-Control Cost-Saving Effectiveness and GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-239626 June 4,1993 The Honor... |
| Date June 4, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-93-4 |
Title
GAO
June1993 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION Mixed Effectiveness Controlling Crime in -- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-239626 June 4,1993 The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Chairman, Subcommittee on... |
| Date April 29, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-69 |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-249092 April 29,1993 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Hughes: In response to your request, this report describes state and federal boot camp programs and includes dat... |
| Date April 20, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-92 |
Title
GAO
_-...-.--_-Apri I I !)!):I I-ktlw-t, t,o t,he Chairman, Subcommittee on Int,ctllwtual Property and Judicial - PRISON INMATES Better Plans Needed Before Felons Are Released GAO United States General Accounting OflIce Washington, D.C. 20848 General Government Division B-262656 April 20,1993 The Honorable William J. Hughes Chairman, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administratio... |
| Date Feb. 11, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-61 |
Title
i I . -..-“-l_l... .--_I _.I_.... _1.-1---. _~.- ..-.---__. ^._..l,ll_* .-., I DRUG CONTROL Treatment Alternatives Program for Drug Offenders Needs Stronger Emphasis 148542 GAO United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, D.C. 20848 General Government Division B-252082 February 11,1993 The Honorable Charles B. Range1 Chairman, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control House of Repre... |
| Date Jan. 19, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-33 |
Title
---~--__c_- GAO
( km Ml, House of Representatives
-.~;rllllill~y l!KK$ FEDERAL PRIS0NS Inmate and Staff Views on Education and W ork Training Programs
” i ._ ~II~IIIIU~ ll
148525
-. RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the Geneva1 AmoUnting O f&e unles s specifically appl”oved by the O ffice of Congressional Relations . Ss G 309 RELEAS~Eb : (iAo/(; G I)-!w:ls -- GAO United Statea General Acc... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1992 |
Report No. GGD-92-141 |
Title
,r IJni ted States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate FEDERAL JAIL BEDSPACE Cost Savings and Greater Accuracy Possible in the Capacity Expansion Plan
147835 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. .gess~o~ RELEASED GAOI... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1992 |
Report No. GGD-92-93 |
Title
i I i _.- . I”-I__..____” ._. ._.____. .- .- ..__ “. GAO United States General Accounting Office
General Government Division Waehin@xm, D.C. 20648 B-249290 August 14,1992 The Honorable Joseph Biden, Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Strom Thurmond Ranking Minority Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Jack Brooks, Chairman C... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1991 |
Report No. GGD-92-5 |
Title
--. ..-..-.... ._... lJnit.tvl ..-- -.I__ “._.-._.-- _ .-...-.... _.__._._ .“.l.._----.- St.atc*s (;tbrrt*ritl Acwunting Office GAO
~---~~ _--“._ ._I-__--_.-.l_l--^ hport to the Cl~airrnan, Subcwnmit,t;ect on Intcllect,ual Property and ~Judicial .Adnni~listratiorl, Clomrnitt,ee on the ,Judiciary, House of Rt!presentatives Novena twr I!)!) 1 PRISON ALTERNATIVES Crowded Federal Prisons Can Tra... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-128 |
Title
_,- ._-_.- -.-“, .._ -- ..-. I I ttil,cvi St,aLes General Accoun t.ittg Office I |
| Date Sept. 16, 1991 |
Report No. HRD-91-116 |
Title
“C -Unit& States General Accounting Office . GAO
Srpttmhw Report to the Committee on Government Operations, House of Rqxesentatives 1991 DRUG TREATMENT Despite New Strategy, Few Federal Inmates Receive Treatment .-- IIIIIII II
145128 RELEASED GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division united states B-241000 September 16,199l The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Chai... |
| Date April 3, 1991 |
Report No. GGD-91-40 |
Title
_ l ” ._ ._.. ~*-.. .” I . .._ ..~.^ “. -_-.I... “-” . ...” G AO
...” ‘.. I.. .“..._-“_^^l-“__~ll------“--- A p t* i 1 1 !I9 1 T HE W AR ON DRUG S A rre s ts B u rd e n i n g L o c a l C ri m i n a l J u s ti c e S y s te m s ’ GAO URi t ed States General Accounthg Offi c e Washi n gton, D.C. 20648 General Government Di v i s i o n B-242910 Apri l 3,199l The Honorabl e Sa... |
| Date Sept. 7, 1990 |
Report No. PEMD-90-21 |
Title
I-.. - -. .-..- "." .--. ..--. I!j!)O -._.- ._ .-^. . _. ..--..-.__ ---.- .__ ____......__--_I_- ~--II- -- S~~~,tcwltwr* INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS Their Impacts on Prison Crowding, Costs, and Recidivism Are Still Unclear 0 RIIll1 IISI ll
142395 ---Not to be released outside the General Accomtln~~~Office unless specifically approved by the Offlce of Congressional
REiTRIcTED Relationa. (;A0 ~~'l'~:MI)-... |
| Date July 23, 1990 |
Report No. NSIAD-90-244BR |
Title
L. e* GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-240183 July 23, 1990 The Honorable Jesse Helms Ranking Minority Member Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate Dear Senator Helms: In response to your request dated February 7, 1990, we looked into the allegations of widespread forced labor in the People’s R... |
| Date June 27, 1990 |
Report No. GGD-90-89 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
June 1990 Report to Congressional Requesters . D.C. GOVERNMENT Noneducation Factors Hindered Criminal Justice Initiative :as3 u:3wdu3le --Not to be released outside General ZRRnt.hq Oflice unless specifhlly approved by ;Ihe Office of Congressional Relations. ,,._--GAO/GGD-90-89
- -_ the %WL GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 206... |
| Date March 19, 1990 |
Report No. T-GGD-90-25 |
Title
Testimony For kelease on Delivery Expected at 9:b0 a.m. EST Monday
March 19, 1990 Drug The Cities Crime Situation of and The in the Criminal State Adrian Justice System: of Michigan and Detroit and Detroit, MI
l Statement of Lowell Dodge, Administration 3:rector of Justice Issues Before the Permanent Subcommittee Committee on Governmental United States Senate on Investigati Affairs ons iiAOForm 16... |
| Date Sept. 9, 1988 |
Report No. GGD-88-125BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GA6
September 1988 Briefing Report to the Honorable Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. Senate PRISON BOOT CAMPS’ Too Early to Measure Effectiveness AO/GGD88426BR *wt //,37&q 9 ‘. .r ,:i : , GAO United States General Accounting Offhe Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Divieion 3-23 1283 September9,1988 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Lloyd Bentsen Senate... |
| Date Sept. 11, 1987 |
Report No. GGD-87-90 |
Title
-%-dF--- ,XhiteJld WaLtas8 Gmww~l Accmmting
Report to Office GAO
Saptembm 19187 the Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, House of Repref3entatives 13Y\? ‘ 3 ,I COL~UM,BIA : Inn3ateParticipation in Correctional Programs and Previous Lorton Confinements DISTRICTOF I ’ GAO United S tates General. Accounting O ffice Washington, D.C. 2 0 6 4 8 General Government Division B -224695 ,,m ... |
| Date July 29, 1987 |
Report No. T-GGD-87-25 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offlce GAO
For Release Expected at 1O:OO a.m. July 29, 1987 Testimony Sentencing Their Pr isons be and Guidelines: Impact Should Their What is tation Potential Delayed? on Federal Implemen Statement of Arnold P. Jones, General Government Senior Associate Division Director Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Justic... |
| Date July 21, 1987 |
Report No. T-GGD-87-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Oface Testimony For Release Expected at 2:00 p.m. July 21, 1987 Sentencing Potential Guidelines: What is Their Impact on Federal Prisons? Statement of William J. Anderson, Assistant General General Government Programs Comptroller . Before the Subcommittee on Federal Spending, and Accounting Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Budget, GAO/T-GGD-87... |
| Date April 4, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-85-19 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office
Sentences And Fines For Organized Crime Figures And Major Drug Traffickers
GAO analyzed penalties imposed and parole release decisions for 1,044 organized crime figures and major drug traffickers who were sentenced between January 1962 and July 1983 in 37 judicial districts. The median sentence imposed by the courts was 120 months while the median maximum ... |
| Date Dec. 2, 1983 |
Report No. GGD-84-30 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
WA8HINGTON, D.C. 20548 amm*L aovmrwLNf
DlVI8lON B-197221 The Honorable Vie Fazio House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fazio: DECEMBER 2, 1983 Subject: Security And Supervision Of Inmates In The Bureau Of Prisons Community Treatment Centers (GAO/GGD-84-30) Office is conducting As you know, the General Accounting a review of the effectiveness of the Bureau of Priso... |
| Date July 2, 1982 |
Report No. GGD-82-69 |
Title
BYTHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Attorney
P General Community-Based Correctional Programs Could Be More Extensively Used Within The Federal Criminal Justice System::
Because of a lack of funds, the Bureau of Prisons postponed a pilot project designed to help fill the sentencing void between probation and confinement in an institution. In view of the increasing Federal prison popula... |
| Date Sept. 23, 1981 |
Report No. GGD-81-104 |
Title
General Accounting Office
More Than Money Is Needed To Solve Problems Faced _.. State By And Local Corrections Agencies
State and local Departments of Corrections are facing serious problems, such as prison overcrowding, dilapidated facilities, poor safety and sanitation conditions in prisons and jails, and the need to provide more adequate services. External factors, such as the public, legislatu... |
| Date Feb. 15, 1980 |
Report No. GGD-80-25 |
Title
$&g!(yy ,,a ? Iq2 bY’ THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Community-Based Correctional Programs Can Do More To Help Offenders
Community-based correctional programs help offenders make the transition between institutional custody and release to the community, and they also function as alternatives to incarceration. However, the assistance community-based programs have ... |
| Date Jan. 10, 1980 |
Report No. FPCD-80-28 |
Title
UNJTED STATES GENERAL AccOUNTJNG OFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-196918 JANUARY lo,1980 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Harold Brown of Defense Secretary: Confinement and Correctional c Military Policies, and Practices (FPCsq) ties, Subject: We recently completed a survey of current military conOur work included a review finement policies and practices. of pertinent Department of Defense (DOD)... |
| Date Aug. 23, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-73 |
Title
. .+ . ‘ .... . :. :-“::‘ ,, *,, ..- .,: ‘ . _.‘ .I -. ‘ . ._ I. I \ , .: .: t FOREWORD Much has been written and many studies have been made of selected aspects of the criminal justice system and its ability to deal with and provide needed assistance to offenders. The work that has been done, however, has dealt primarily with the male offender population, which is probably due to the ... |
| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. GGD-79-13 |
Title
Ioksr-9~ BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL I’ \ Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Correctional Institutions Can Do More To Improve The Employability Of Offenders
The opportunities for offenders to improve their legitimate employment prospects while in Federal and State correctional institutions are limited. Among other things: --Classification, assignment, counseling, and guidance services neithe... |
| Date July 1, 1976 |
Report No. FPCD-76-67 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING 09a3 Civil Service Corn m issilrn Actions And Procedures Do Not Help Ex-Offenders Get Jobs With The Federal Government
Recidivism--repetition of crime by an individual--often results from an ex-offender’s inabiiity to get a job because of restrictions on employment opportunities. Increased employment of ex-offenders can result in lowering the crime rate and in le... |
| Date May 17, 1976 |
Report No. FOD-76-12 |
Title
REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
.J\’ 1’ ‘1,{,, $ii!!k$ --A 5 c iA’4..__ __:2, * .-: z . ‘ |
| Date Aug. 7, 1975 |
Report No. MWD-75-91 |
Title
Department Of Labor’s Past And Future Role In Offender Rehabilitation For years Labor has tried a wide range of R&D projects to find ways of alleviating the difficult problem of rehabilitating criminal offenders, Labor should assess its experiences with these projects to determine what types or combinations of programs are most effective and warrant continued funding. This is especially needed i... |
| Date May 30, 1975 |
Report No. FPCD-75-125 |
Title
. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Uniform Treatment Of Prisoners Under The Military Correctional Facilities Act Currently Not Being Achieved
Department of Defense BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OFTHE UNITED STATES
F PCD-75-l COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF 0.0. THE UNITED STATES 8W46 B-168700 To the President of the Senate and the Ll Speaker of the House of Representatives
/. This report discusses the of priso... |
| Date March 20, 1975 |
Report No. 090216 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHiNGTON REGIONAL FIFTHFLOOR 80BWE!ZTBROADSTREET FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA OFFICE i 22046 MAR 2 0 1975 I Mr. David C. Jelinek, Associate Federal Prison Industries, Inc. HOLC Building 101 Indiana Avenue, NW. Washington, D.C. 20537 Dear Mr. Jelinek: . Commissioner e8’ : Our audit of the Federal Prison Industries’ for fiscal year 1974 is completed and our re... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1974 |
Report No. GGD-75-1 |
Title
L.awL Enforcement Assistance Department of Justice Administration GGD-75-1 DEC.23J.974 COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED
D.C. 20548 STATES B-171019 c/ To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate This is our report on the need to improve the long-term impact of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant program. We made our review ... |
| Date Nov. 6, 1973 |
Report No. B-133223 |
Title
Rehabilitating In Of Federal Prisons: Special Progra rns ot Enough
Bureau of Prisons Department of Justice g-133223 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON. OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-133223 GI / To the Speaker of the and the President pro This is our report of Prisons, Department objectives established enter society. ing ing House of Representatives t... |
| Date May 17, 1972 |
Report No. B-171019 |
Title
0 .L 3 0 I3 a, .> a COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGiON. OF THE UNITED
20548 STATE& D.C. B-171019 ‘, I -CT Dear Senator Fercy: I In your letter dated October 28, 1971, you requested that we identify the Federal agencies operating programs which directly or @pact on the criminal offender once he has been indirectly have brought into the criminal justice system. You expressed particular interest in pro... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1971 |
Report No. 094411 |
Title
United S t a t e s General A c c o u n t i n g Office. Washington, D.C. 20548
09441 1 For R e l e a s e on Delivery Expected a t 1 0 AM'EDT S e p t e m b e r 2 1 , 1971 STATENENT OF ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE NO, 4 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON [LIMITED USE OF F m E m PROGRAMS TO COMMIT NARCOTIC ADDICTS FOR T... |
