> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Federal Commercialized Vice Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-commercialized-vice-sentences-district-of-kansas/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:10:13.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:10:13.000Z - Description: In the District of Kansas, 11 of the 13 people sentenced under the Commission's "Commercialized Vice" offense type had §2G1.1 as the primary guideline. All 13 (100%) pleaded guilty, and 10 (77%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 12.6 months, compared with 18 months across all 94 fed - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-kansas/) › Commercialized Vice: District of Kansas **In brief:** In the District of Kansas, 11 of the 13 people sentenced under the Commission's "Commercialized Vice" offense type had §2G1.1 as the primary guideline. All 13 (100%) pleaded guilty, and 10 (77%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 12.6 months, compared with 18 months across all 94 federal districts. Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025 This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 13 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/). ## One Guideline Accounts for Most Cases The Commission assigns each case to an offense type based on the primary guideline. In this district, 11 of the 13 cases in Commercialized Vice used §2G1.1 (Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor). One case used §2E3.1 (Gambling Offenses), and 1 used §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact). The sheet's opening count covers fiscal years 2016 to 2024, and the district totals cover fiscal years 2016 to 2025. These cases were less than 1% of the 4,217 people sentenced in the district. ## Pleas and Plea Agreements All 13 people (100%) pleaded guilty, and 0 were convicted after a trial. Every guilty plea (100%) had a written plea agreement. Nationally, 992 people were sentenced in this offense type, and 97% pleaded guilty. For all offenses in the District of Kansas, the figure was also 97%. ## Prison Terms Compared With the Nation A prison term went to 10 of the 13 people (77%), and 3 (23%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. For all districts, 70% were sent to prison. Among those sent to prison in Kansas, the median prison term was 12.6 months. A quarter received 41.2 months or more, and a quarter received 0 months or less. The national median was 18 months, so the Kansas median was lower. The median for all offenses in the district was 46 months. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 13 people (0%). ## Sentences Against the Guideline Range Below the range at the government's request: 6 people (46%). Within the range: 4 (31%). Above the range: 2 (15%). Below the range without a government request: 1 (8%). The national share within the range was 42%, and the share for all offenses in the district was also 42%. The Kansas share within the range was lower than both. ## Supervised Release and Other Orders Supervised release after prison was ordered for 10 people (77%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 1 (8%), and restitution for 0 (0%). By criminal history, 69% were in the lowest category, category I, and 0% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Counts by Fiscal Year There were 10 people in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 3 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. The count was lower in the later period. The table lists the years in the sheet, with 1 to 5 people per year. Several medians are 0 months or are not reported, and a group this small cannot show a trend. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 1 | 10.2 months | 1 of 1 | | 2017 | 3 | 46 months | 3 of 3 | | 2018 | 5 | 0 months | 5 of 5 | | 2019 | 1 | n/a | 1 of 1 | | 2020 | 1 | n/a | 1 of 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 months | 1 of 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 27 months | 1 of 1 | ## What Is Not in These Numbers The data counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Cases that ended in acquittal or dismissal are not in it, and the prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served. The records do not show why the later period has fewer people. Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, and McConnell AFB are in the district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, and these figures do not describe them. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Kansas (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Kansas") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Commercialized Vice" (13). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records. ### What to Keep in Mind **No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served. **Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial. **Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart. **Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually. **How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less. ## Related Analysis - [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article) - [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts) - [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method) - [Federal Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-kansas/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) - [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.