THIS REPORT CONTAINS TREND TABLES, VOLUME SUMMARIES, INMATE CHARACTERISTICS DISTRIBUTIONS, AND PAROLE BOARD ACTION SUMMARIES. THE TREND TABLES PROVIDE COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964 THROUGH 1974 ON THE SIZE MOVEMENT, AVERAGE TIME SERVED, AND AVERAGE SENTENCE LENGTH OF THE FEDERAL OFFENDER POPULATION AND ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. PAROLE BOARD. TABLES OF DATA ARE ALSO PROVIDED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SENTENCED POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHIC AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF COURT COMMITMENTS, CHARACTERISTICS OF RELEASED PRISONERS, AND PAROLE BOARD DECISIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)