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Date June 30, 1983 Report No. 121772 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: H.R. 3233

, UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE DURING H?:ARINGS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30, 1983 STATEMENTOF W ILLIAM J. ANDERSON,DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COURTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES ON AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE HOUSE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY ON H.R. 3233 Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, the opportunity ( by the General : ...
Date Feb. 8, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-18 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Inconsistencies in Administration of the Criminal Justice Act

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Inconsistencies In Administration Of The Criminal Justice Act GAO’s review in 10 Federal district courts showed that the Criminal Justice Act was being administered differently among and within the courts. The differences related to the courts’ procedures for (1) selecting private court-appointed attorneys, (2) determining when...
Date April 22, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-8 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: U.S. Marshals Can Serve Civil Process and Transport Prisoners More Efficiently

. REPORTBY THE IllllNll lllllIll11 lllll llllllllllIll1 Ill lllll Ill1 LM118374 Comptroller General rt Prisoners More Efficiently U.S. marshals are responsible for serving judicial process and moving Federal prisoners. These duties can be accomplished at less cost to the Government if --the Congress revises legislation to permit marshals to recover the cost of serving process for private litigants...
Date March 22, 1982 Report No. PLRD-82-63 Title

Government Operations: Status of Selected GSA Repair and Alteration Projects Relating to the Omnibus Judgeship Act

UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PmocuRLMewr.UMI~lC1, AND WINES8 DIVI8ION B-206761 March 22, 1982 The Honorable Robert T. Stafford Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Dear M r. Chairman: !Status of Selected GSA Repair “and Alteration Projects Relating to the Omnibus Judgeship Act[ (PLRD-82-63) Subject: Services Administration In Fe...
Date Dec. 10, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-6 Title

Women in Prison: Inequitable Treatment Requires Action

I /TX VI BY THECOMPTRbLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Women In Prison : Inequitable Treatment RequiresAction Women in correctional institutions are not provided comparable services, educational programs, or facilities as men prisoners. Inequities are most prevalent in State institutions, but they also exist in Federal and local correctional systems. An increasing number of s...
Date Nov. 18, 1980 Report No. GGD-81-1 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Congress Should Clarify the Speedy Trial Act To Resolve Differing Interpretations

e I f 4 py?w 43787 REPOI-J- THE BY (Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES F ’ ongress Should Clarity The peedyTrial Act To Resolve iffering Interpretations mpliance with the Speedy Trial Act has inased steadily over the past 4 years. Ninetypercent of the criminal cases handled by Federal district courts during the last 6 onths of 1979 were processed within the act’s loo-day time limit. III I...
Date June 25, 1980 Report No. B-179228 Title

Government Operations: Bryan B. Riley v. United States

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 / Office of General Counsel In Reply Referto: B-179228 June 25, 1980 The Honorable Alice Daniel Assistant Attorney General D2/ Civil Division Department of Justice Attention: Dear Ms. Daniel: Subject: TBryan B. Riley v. United States] Ct. Cl. No. 206-73 This is in response to your letter of Ilay 19, 1980, in which you attached a lett...
Date June 21, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-30 Title

Information Management: Acquisition of ADP Resources by the Federal Judicial Center and by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

COMIPROUZ COMNIRAL o 'IHE UN II'ID IATAW /0 B-193861 JUNE 21, 1979 The Honorable William E. Foley :0 Lirector, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts The Honorable A. Leo Levin Director, Federal Judicial Center We have completed a survey of the acquisition of automatic data processing (ADP) resources by the Federal Judicial Center and by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The resource...
Date May 2, 1979 Report No. 109262 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Implementation of the Time Frames Legislated in the Speedy Trial Act of 1974

. UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE Washington, D.C. 20548 109262 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m., DST Wednesday, May 2, 1979 STATEMENTOF DIVISION ALLEN R. VOSS, DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERNMENT BEFORE THE COMMITTEEON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES.SENATE ON THE k.., -.. I IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE TIME FRAMES L LEGISLATED IN THE SPEEDYTRIAL ACT OF 1974 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commit...
Date May 2, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-55 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Speedy Trial Act--Its Impact on the Judicial System Still Unknown

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Speedy Trial Act--Its Impact On The Judicial System Still Unknown District courts have not fully identified or documented problems of complying with the Speedy Trial Act. When it becomes effective July 1, 1979, the act will permanently establish a loo-day arrest-to-trial time for disposition of Federal criminal cases. No objective ...
Date April 19, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-45 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Impact of the Exclusionary Rule on Federal Criminal Prosecutions

REPORT THE BY Comptroll eneral OF THEUNITED STATES _, 4 2 lusionary Rule I Criminal Prosecutions At the request of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, GAO studied the impact of the exclusionary rule on criminal prosecutions. this rule prohibits the In general, introduction of evidence seized in violation of the fourth amendment--“unreasonable searches and seizures.” ,/ Of the 2,804 cases analyzed durin...
Date Jan. 25, 1979 Report No. B-193282 Title

Government Operations: [Lump-Sum Appropriation for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Department of Justice]

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES o WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0548 B-193282 JAN 2 5 1979 The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: We were asked by your staff for some elaboration on thd ~jaeZ~effect of tj)e last sentence of our letter to you of December 21, 19 concerning the Limp-4um appropriation for the Immigration and Nat...
Date April 24, 1978 Report No. 105731 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Disparities in Criminal Sentencing and Prosecutive Practices in Federal District Courts

DOCUMLENT RESUME 05731 - [B1226167] Disparities in Criminal Sentencing and Prosecut-ve Practices in Federal District Courts. April 24, 1978. 16 pp. * enclosure (1 pp.). Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary: Criminal Deputy Director, Justice Subcommittee; by William J. Anderocn, General Government Div. Contact: General Government Div. Organization Concerned: Department of Justice. ...
Date Sept. 16, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-68 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Use of Interpreters for Language-Disabled Persons Involved in Federal, State, and Local Judicial Proceedings

.\ RELEASED OF THE UNITED STATES Use Of Interpreters For LanguageDisabled Persons involved !n Federal, State, And LocaI Judicial Proceedings Judkial 8ranch Judicial proceedmgs conducted iin Frtglish must be interpreted for people who do pot understand the language or who are dea. or deaf-mute--that is, people who are language disabled--to protect their rights. Court officials generally believe def...
Date May 6, 1977 Report No. CED-77-70 Title

Budget and Spending: Establishing a Proper Fee Schedule Under the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952

7 i4 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES’ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ll~illllclilliiliillldlll~l~ LM102135 Establishing A Proper Fee Schedule Under The Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952 Federal Communications Commission . GAO believes that sufficient guidance is contained in recent United States Court of Appeals decisions from which a proper fee schedule can be established for servi...
Date Oct. 12, 1976 Report No. PSAD-76-176 Title

Government Operations: Status and Financing of the District of Columbia's New Courthouse

Date May 10, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-67 Title

Financial Management: Further Improvements Needed in Administrative and Financial Operations of the U.S. District Courts

OLLER GENERAL BY OF THE UNITED STATES Needed Financi ions Of The A 1970 GAO report directed attention to opportunities to improve the administrative and financial operations of U.S. district courts. While some improvements have been made, more are possible in areas such as --juror utilization, --placement of registry account funds, --internal controls over cash and courtroom exhibits, and --courtr...
Date Aug. 26, 1968 Report No. 094491 Title

Financial Management: GAO Responsibilities for Review and Audit of United States Courts' Financial Transactions