Criminal Alien Statistics

Criminal Alien Statistics
Author: Charles A. Jeszeck
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1437984827
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It is estimated that as of FY 2009 the total alien -- non-U.S.-citizen -- population was about 25.3 million, incl. about 10.8 million aliens without lawful immigration status. Some aliens have been convicted and incarcerated (criminal aliens). The fed. gov¿t. bears these incarceration costs for federal prisons and reimburses states and localities for portions of their costs. This report addresses: (1) the number and nationalities of incarcerated criminal aliens; (2) the types of offenses for which criminal aliens were arrested and convicted; and (3) the costs associated with incarcerating criminal aliens and the extent to which the Dept. of Justice's methodology for reimbursing states and localities for incarcerating criminal aliens is current. A print on demand report.

Criminal Alien Statistics

Criminal Alien Statistics
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre: Alien criminals
ISBN: 9781974620883
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As of 2014, DHS estimated the total alien—a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States— population in the United States was about 27.1 million. Members of the alien population that have been arrested and convicted of crimes in the United States are referred to as criminal aliens. The costs associated with incarcerating criminal aliens are borne by the federal government, states, and localities. GAO was asked to update its March 2011 report on criminal alien statistics. This report addresses, among other things, the (1) number and nationality of incarcerated criminal aliens, (2) number of criminal alien arrests and convictions, (3) estimated costs associated with incarcerating criminal aliens, and (4) experiences of criminal aliens after incarceration in federal prison.