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Agency Budget Summary
Department of Justice
Federal Prisoner Detention
I. Resource Summary
II. Methodology
- The drug percentage is based on the number of prisoners in cell blocks with drug-related offenses. Drug-related percentages are determined annually.
III. Program Summary
- The Federal Prisoner Detention supports Goal 2, "Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence" of the Strategy by fostering the safety of American citizens through incarceration of federal prisoners waiting trial or sentencing. This account provides resources for the U.S. Marshals Service to contract with state and local detention facilities for the boarding of federal prisoners until they are released or incarcerated in a federal institution.
IV. Budget Summary
1999 Program
- The FY 1999 program includes a total amount of $258.4 million for drug-related activities which support Goal 2 of the Strategy.
2000 Request
- The FY 2000 drug control program request totals $334.5 million, an increase of $76.1 million over the FY 1999 level. The requested funding will provide resources to cover the projected increase in the number of jail days.
V. Program Accomplishments
- In FY 1998, the number of jail days of prisoners arrested on drug-related charges totaled 6,442,372. The number of jail days includes federal prisoners held in both federal and state facilities.
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