Federal Drug Sentences: Fiscal Years 1981 - 1999
| Fiscal Year |
Prison Sentence (months) |
United States Courts
Average* |
U.S. Sentencing Commission |
| Average |
Median |
| 1981
|
55.5 |
na |
| 1982
|
61.4 |
na |
| 1983
|
63.8 |
na |
| 1984
|
65.7 |
na |
| 1985 |
64.8 |
na |
| 1986 |
70.0 |
na |
| 1987 |
73.0 |
na |
| 1988 |
78.0 |
na |
| 1989 |
73.8 |
na |
| 1990 |
79.3 |
na |
| 1991 |
95.7 |
85.6 |
60 |
| 1992 |
87.8 |
88.2 |
60 |
| 1993 |
83.2 |
86.5 |
60 |
| 1994 |
84.3 |
87.6 |
60 |
| 1995 |
88.7 |
86.6 |
60 |
| 1996 |
82.5 |
84.3 |
60 |
| 1997 |
79.3 |
80.7 |
56 |
| 1998 |
78.0 |
78.0 |
56 |
| 1999 |
74.6 |
na |
* Medians not available from Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Statistics include only those regular sentences where prison time received; if probation-only sentences
included (with 0 prison months) then averages and median would be lower in value. For example, for 1999
the average prison sentence if those receiving 0 prison time included would be approximately 69 months.
na - not available.
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