Sentencing: Intermediate Sanctions in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on intermediate sanctions in the federal criminal justice system, focusing on: (1) available sanctions; (2) eligibility for the sanctions; (3) the sanctions imposed on convicted offenders in fiscal year (FY) 1991; (4) the agencies that administer the sanctions; (5) the monthly operating and expansion costs of intermediate sanctions; and (6) legal limitations to the increased availability or use of intermediate sanctions.