HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States
APPENDIX A
Federal Criminal Civil Rights
Prosecutorial Decisions
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U.S. Federal Judicial Districts FY 1996 Prosecutorial Decisions
(18 U.S.C. §§241 and 242)
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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