Independent corroboration for the federal criminal-justice portion of CLM-136. Use the underlying annual reports for detailed statistical analysis.
Institutional timeline synthesizing federal statistics, case law, and administrative responses.
From fiscal 1921 through 1933, Volstead Act cases made up nearly two-thirds of federal criminal cases. Average annual new criminal cases rose from 17,269 in 1904–1917 to 75,400 in 1921–1933; Congress added judgeships, plea-based dispositions increased, and the 1930 federal prison population prompted a new Bureau of Prisons.
May 14, 1930: Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Burden of Prohibition on the Federal Courts
The Burden of Prohibition on the Federal Courts; Federal Bureau of Prisons
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