HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States
APPENDIX C
Sentencing for Civil Rights Convictions under 18 U.S.C. §§241 and 2421
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    Sentences for Civil Rights Convictions
    (0 - 27 months)





    Sentences for Civil Rights Convictions
    (30 - 180 months)



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.

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