As of March 2021, there were 151,729 offenders incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons. Of these offenders, 135,550 are serving a sentence for a federal conviction, most commonly for drug offenses (N=65,370). Slightly more than half of offenders in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (54.2%) were sentenced to ten or more years in prison.
- The Commission promulgates guidelines that judges consult when sentencing federal offenders. When the guidelines are amended, a subsequent Guidelines Manual is published.
- In this section, you will find the Commission’s comprehensive archive of yearly amendments and Guidelines Manuals dating back to 1987.