Federal Criminal Civil Rights
Prosecutorial Decisions1
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U.S. Federal Judicial Districts FY 1996 Prosecutorial Decisions (18 U.S.C. §§241 and 242) |
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| Federal Judicial District | Total Referrals |
Prosecutions (Sent to grand jury) |
| Alabama, M 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Alabama, N | 28 | 1 |
| Alabama, S | 22 | 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | 0 |
| Arizona | 15 | 0 |
| Arkansas, E | 32 | 2 |
| Arkansas, W | 2 | 0 |
| California, C | 12 | 1 |
| California, E | 27 | 4 |
| California, N | 64 | 0 |
| California, S | 455 | 1 |
| Colorado | 27 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 3 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 0 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0 |
| Florida, M | 41 | 0 |
| Florida, N | 38 | 0 |
| Florida, S | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia, M | 22 | 0 |
| Georgia, N | 20 | 4 |
| Georgia, S | 29 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 85 | 0 |
| Idaho | 2 | 0 |
| Illinois, C | 1 | 0 |
| Illinois, N | 18 | 0 |
| Illinois, S | 15 | 3 |
| Indiana, N | 13 | 0 |
| Indiana, S | 12 | 0 |
| Iowa, N | 44 | 0 |
| Iowa, S | 17 | 0 |
| Kansas | 44 | 1 |
| Kentucky, E | 18 | 0 |
| Kentucky, W | 10 | 0 |
| Louisiana, E | 80 | 0 |
| Louisiana, M | 23 | 1 |
| Louisiana, W | 42 | 8 |
| Maryland | 26 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 2 |
| Michigan, E | 37 | 1 |
| Michigan, W | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 0 |
| Mississippi, N | 29 | 3 |
| Mississippi, S | 86 | 7 |
| Missouri, E | 20 | 0 |
| Missouri, W | 5 | 0 |
| Montana | 109 | 0 |
| North Carolina, M | 4 | 0 |
| North Carolina, W | 6 | 5 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 0 |
| N. Mariana Islands | 1 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 107 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 94 | 6 |
| New York, E | 4 | 2 |
| New York, N | 54 | 5 |
| New York, S | 18 | 3 |
| New York, W | 25 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 0 |
| Nevada | 13 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 1 |
| Ohio, N | 64 | 4 |
| Ohio, S | 16 | 0 |
| Oklahoma, E | 34 | 4 |
| Oklahoma, N | 6 | 0 |
| Oklahoma, W | 19 | 0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania, E | 2 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania, M | 19 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania, W | 30 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 13 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 2 |
| Tennessee, E | 53 | 0 |
| Tennessee, M | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee, W | 87 | 0 |
| Texas, E | 73 | 0 |
| Texas, N | 63 | 4 |
| Texas, S | 241 | 1 |
| Texas, W | 111 | 0 |
| Utah | 30 | 0 |
| Virginia, E | 7 | 2 |
| Virginia, W | 9 | 0 |
| West Virginia, N | 15 | 0 |
| West Virginia, S | 69 | 0 |
| Washington, E | 30 | 0 |
| Washington, W | 33 | 1 |
| Wisconsin, E | 5 | 0 |
| Wisconsin, W | 4 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 |
1 According to data obtained by TRAC from the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, Justice Department. Cases prosecuted or declined represent only a portion of the total number of complaints alleging federal criminal civil rights violations in each district in a given year.
2 M refers to Middle, N to Northern, S to Southern, E to Eastern, W to Western, and C to Central
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Human Rights Watch