{
  "source": "U.S. Sentencing Commission, Commission Datafiles, individual-offender records (public). https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles",
  "snapshot": "2026-06-26",
  "fy_window": { "start": 2020, "end": 2025 },
  "slice_n": 378458,
  "note": "Aggregate analysis only. No individual offender is identified. Medians exclude life/indeterminate sentences (USSC sentinel totprisn=9996). Districts with fewer than 200 sentenced records are excluded. Sorted harshest to lowest median.",
  "national": {
    "slice_n": 378458,
    "median_n": 377673,
    "median_months": 21
  },
  "spread": {
    "harshest_district": "S.D. Iowa",
    "harshest_months": 87,
    "lowest_district": "D. New Mexico",
    "lowest_months": 4
  },
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    { "district_code": "63", "district": "S.D. Iowa", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 87, "n": 2477 },
    { "district_code": "61", "district": "W.D. Arkansas", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 74, "n": 1196 },
    { "district_code": "43", "district": "E.D. Kentucky", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 72, "n": 2617 },
    { "district_code": "53", "district": "C.D. Illinois", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 72, "n": 1461 },
    { "district_code": "66", "district": "W.D. Missouri", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 70, "n": 4365 },
    { "district_code": "49", "district": "E.D. Tennessee", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 70, "n": 3645 },
    { "district_code": "56", "district": "S.D. Indiana", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 70, "n": 2558 },
    { "district_code": "54", "district": "S.D. Illinois", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 70, "n": 1436 },
    { "district_code": "64", "district": "D. Minnesota", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 63, "n": 2043 },
    { "district_code": "39", "district": "N.D. Texas", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 60, "n": 8724 },
    { "district_code": "40", "district": "E.D. Texas", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 60, "n": 4887 },
    { "district_code": "67", "district": "D. Nebraska", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 60, "n": 2764 },
    { "district_code": "19", "district": "W.D. North Carolina", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 60, "n": 2580 },
    { "district_code": "51", "district": "W.D. Tennessee", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 60, "n": 2316 },
    { "district_code": "18", "district": "M.D. North Carolina", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 60, "n": 2090 },
    { "district_code": "62", "district": "N.D. Iowa", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 60, "n": 1968 },
    { "district_code": "46", "district": "W.D. Michigan", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 60, "n": 1579 },
    { "district_code": "86", "district": "E.D. Oklahoma", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 60, "n": 1120 },
    { "district_code": "58", "district": "W.D. Wisconsin", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 58.5, "n": 818 },
    { "district_code": "36", "district": "W.D. Louisiana", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 57, "n": 1849 },
    { "district_code": "50", "district": "M.D. Tennessee", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 51, "n": 1737 },
    { "district_code": "4", "district": "D. Puerto Rico", "circuit": "1st", "median_months": 49.5, "n": 5792 },
    { "district_code": "17", "district": "E.D. North Carolina", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 48, "n": 4867 },
    { "district_code": "44", "district": "W.D. Kentucky", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 48, "n": 1964 },
    { "district_code": "55", "district": "N.D. Indiana", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 48, "n": 1755 },
    { "district_code": "23", "district": "W.D. Virginia", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 48, "n": 1458 },
    { "district_code": "75", "district": "D. Hawaii", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 48, "n": 801 },
    { "district_code": "72", "district": "E.D. California", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 47, "n": 2355 },
    { "district_code": "30", "district": "M.D. Florida", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 46, "n": 7034 },
    { "district_code": "20", "district": "D. South Carolina", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 46, "n": 3506 },
    { "district_code": "60", "district": "E.D. Arkansas", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 46, "n": 3107 },
    { "district_code": "27", "district": "M.D. Alabama", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 46, "n": 1177 },
    { "district_code": "89", "district": "D. Wyoming", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 44, "n": 974 },
    { "district_code": "65", "district": "E.D. Missouri", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 42, "n": 5965 },
    { "district_code": "16", "district": "D. Maryland", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 42, "n": 2950 },
    { "district_code": "33", "district": "M.D. Georgia", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 42, "n": 2406 },
    { "district_code": "35", "district": "E.D. Louisiana", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 42, "n": 1681 },
    { "district_code": "25", "district": "S.D. West Virginia", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 42, "n": 1423 },
    { "district_code": "47", "district": "N.D. Ohio", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 41, "n": 5115 },
    { "district_code": "29", "district": "N.D. Florida", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 40, "n": 1615 },
    { "district_code": "95", "district": "D. Alaska", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 40, "n": 840 },
    { "district_code": "38", "district": "S.D. Mississippi", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 39, "n": 2038 },
    { "district_code": "28", "district": "S.D. Alabama", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 39, "n": 1677 },
    { "district_code": "76", "district": "D. Idaho", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 38.5, "n": 1802 },
    { "district_code": "52", "district": "N.D. Illinois", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 37, "n": 3532 },
    { "district_code": "87", "district": "W.D. Oklahoma", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 37, "n": 3244 },
    { "district_code": "69", "district": "D. South Dakota", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 37, "n": 3098 },
    { "district_code": "13", "district": "E.D. Pennsylvania", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 37, "n": 2924 },
    { "district_code": "15", "district": "W.D. Pennsylvania", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 37, "n": 2903 },
    { "district_code": "14", "district": "M.D. Pennsylvania", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 37, "n": 2370 },
    { "district_code": "82", "district": "D. Colorado", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 37, "n": 2254 },
    { "district_code": "83", "district": "D. Kansas", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 37, "n": 2191 },
    { "district_code": "32", "district": "N.D. Georgia", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 36, "n": 3203 },
    { "district_code": "34", "district": "S.D. Georgia", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 36, "n": 2352 },
    { "district_code": "9", "district": "W.D. New York", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 36, "n": 2254 },
    { "district_code": "77", "district": "D. Montana", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 36, "n": 2142 },
    { "district_code": "68", "district": "D. North Dakota", "circuit": "8th", "median_months": 36, "n": 1943 },
    { "district_code": "57", "district": "E.D. Wisconsin", "circuit": "7th", "median_months": 36, "n": 1781 },
    { "district_code": "80", "district": "E.D. Washington", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 36, "n": 1555 },
    { "district_code": "37", "district": "N.D. Mississippi", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 36, "n": 885 },
    { "district_code": "96", "district": "M.D. Louisiana", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 35, "n": 615 },
    { "district_code": "26", "district": "N.D. Alabama", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 34, "n": 2695 },
    { "district_code": "45", "district": "E.D. Michigan", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 31, "n": 3921 },
    { "district_code": "31", "district": "S.D. Florida", "circuit": "11th", "median_months": 30, "n": 8215 },
    { "district_code": "8", "district": "S.D. New York", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 30, "n": 6236 },
    { "district_code": "73", "district": "C.D. California", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 30, "n": 5709 },
    { "district_code": "48", "district": "S.D. Ohio", "circuit": "6th", "median_months": 30, "n": 3394 },
    { "district_code": "85", "district": "N.D. Oklahoma", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 30, "n": 2576 },
    { "district_code": "90", "district": "D.D.C.", "circuit": "DC", "median_months": 30, "n": 2282 },
    { "district_code": "5", "district": "D. Connecticut", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 30, "n": 1848 },
    { "district_code": "24", "district": "N.D. West Virginia", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 30, "n": 1787 },
    { "district_code": "0", "district": "D. Maine", "circuit": "1st", "median_months": 30, "n": 889 },
    { "district_code": "91", "district": "D.V.I.", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 30, "n": 369 },
    { "district_code": "93", "district": "D. Guam", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 30, "n": 205 },
    { "district_code": "12", "district": "D. New Jersey", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 28, "n": 4083 },
    { "district_code": "1", "district": "D. Massachusetts", "circuit": "1st", "median_months": 27, "n": 2839 },
    { "district_code": "79", "district": "D. Oregon", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 27, "n": 2554 },
    { "district_code": "22", "district": "E.D. Virginia", "circuit": "4th", "median_months": 24, "n": 5199 },
    { "district_code": "88", "district": "D. Utah", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 24, "n": 4275 },
    { "district_code": "78", "district": "D. Nevada", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 24, "n": 1811 },
    { "district_code": "2", "district": "D. New Hampshire", "circuit": "1st", "median_months": 24, "n": 985 },
    { "district_code": "3", "district": "D. Rhode Island", "circuit": "1st", "median_months": 24, "n": 597 },
    { "district_code": "71", "district": "N.D. California", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 18, "n": 2521 },
    { "district_code": "6", "district": "N.D. New York", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 18, "n": 2323 },
    { "district_code": "81", "district": "W.D. Washington", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 18, "n": 2023 },
    { "district_code": "11", "district": "D. Delaware", "circuit": "3rd", "median_months": 18, "n": 569 },
    { "district_code": "7", "district": "E.D. New York", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 14, "n": 3568 },
    { "district_code": "74", "district": "S.D. California", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 13, "n": 18382 },
    { "district_code": "10", "district": "D. Vermont", "circuit": "2nd", "median_months": 12, "n": 926 },
    { "district_code": "42", "district": "W.D. Texas", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 8, "n": 45754 },
    { "district_code": "41", "district": "S.D. Texas", "circuit": "5th", "median_months": 8, "n": 43939 },
    { "district_code": "70", "district": "D. Arizona", "circuit": "9th", "median_months": 6, "n": 26228 },
    { "district_code": "84", "district": "D. New Mexico", "circuit": "10th", "median_months": 4, "n": 13068 }
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}