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# Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-other-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:35:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:35:31.000Z
- Description: In the Northern District of Ohio, 13 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 under the Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type. Of the 13, 4 (31%) received a prison term and 9 (69%) received probation only. The median prison term among those sent to prison was 17 months.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** In the Northern District of Ohio, 13 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 under the Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type. Of the 13, 4 (31%) received a prison term and 9 (69%) received probation only. The median prison term among those sent to prison was 17 months.

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/).

## What the "Other" Category Is

"Other" is a catch-all offense type used by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. It groups cases whose primary guideline does not fit one of the named categories, so the cases in it are not one kind of offense.

The district's cases were spread across several guidelines. The most common was §2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanors (Not Covered by Another Specific Offense Guideline)), with 2 people. The others were §2D3.1 (Regulatory Offenses Involving Registration Numbers), §2D1.12 (Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Distribution, Transportation, Exportation, or Importation of Prohibited Flask, Equipment, Chemical, Product, or Material), and §2D2.2 (Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Forgery, Fraud, Deception, or Subterfuge), with 1 person each.

These cases were less than 1% of the 7,866 people sentenced in the district across the period.

## Probation Was More Common Than Prison

Probation only, with no prison or other confinement, was the sentence for 9 of the 13 people (69%). Prison terms went to 4 people (31%).

Among those 4, the median prison term was 17 months. A quarter received 26 months or more, and a quarter received 7.5 months or less. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not the time served.

Across all 94 federal districts, this offense type covers 9,918 people. In those districts, 38% were sent to prison and the median prison term was 0.2 months.

## One Trial Conviction

Of the 13 people, 12 (92%) pleaded guilty, and 1 was convicted after a trial. The median prison term after a guilty plea was 24 months. The person convicted at trial had a prison term of 0.1 months.

With 1 person in the trial group, the figure cannot be compared with the plea group in any meaningful way. Among the guilty pleas, 67% had a written plea agreement and 33% were straight pleas with no agreement.

## The Guideline Range and Mandatory Minimums

The records list the guideline range position for 10 people. Sentences were within the range for 80% of them (8), and below the range at the government's request for 20% (2). None were below the range without a government request, and none were above it.

Across all 94 districts, 90% of sentences for this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the figure was 43%. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 10 people with that information recorded.

## Supervision, Fines, and Criminal History

Supervised release after prison was ordered for 3 people (23%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 4 people (31%) and restitution for 4 (31%).

In criminal history, 9 of 9 people with the information were in the lowest category (category I), and 0 of 9 were in the highest category, VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Counts by Fiscal Year

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 5 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 8\. The most in any year was 3, in fiscal year 2017\. The fiscal year runs from October 1 through the end of September.

The table gives n/a for a median where it is not available. The counts are too small to show a trend.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |
| 2017        | 3                | 0.1 months    | 2 of 3         |
| 2019        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |
| 2020        | 2                | n/a           | 2 of 2         |
| 2023        | 2                | 32 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2024        | 2                | 10 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2025        | 2                | 24 months     | 2 of 2         |

## Limits of the Records

The Commission counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in the data.

Because the category mixes unrelated guidelines, the records cannot say what kind of conduct led to any of these sentences.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Ohio North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Other" (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 Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-ohio/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Ohio, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-ohio/) (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.