Among the highlights of the report: 1) The federal prison population decreased 13%, from 174,391 at year end 2019 to 151,283 at year end 2020; 2) In 2020, a total of 91 pregnant females were held in Bureau of Prisons (BOP)-operated prison facilities, which was half the number held in 2019 (180); 3) In 2020, a total of 14,791 persons held in federal prison participated in a nonresidential drug abuse program, 10,868 in a residential drug abuse program, and 1,268 in a treatment challenge program for a substance use disorder; and 4) In 2020, a total of 418 federal prisoners received medication-assisted treatment (approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to treat a substance use disorder.
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