> ## 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 Prison Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-prison-offenses-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:34:20.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:34:20.000Z - Description: 92 people were sentenced in the "Prison Offenses" offense type in the Northern District of Texas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 92 pleaded guilty. 86 (93%) received a prison term, and the median was 14 months, compared with 10 months in all 94 federal districts together. - 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 Northern District of Texas, FY2016–](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-texas/) › Prison Offense: Northern District of Texas **In brief:** 92 people were sentenced in the "Prison Offenses" offense type in the Northern District of Texas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 92 pleaded guilty. 86 (93%) received a prison term, and the median was 14 months, compared with 10 months in all 94 federal districts together. 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 92 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/). ## Criminal History Was Mostly High 29% of the people were in the highest criminal history category, and 14% were in the lowest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field, so no military number can sit beside this one. The guidelines in this group are about escape and contraband. 68 people had §2P1.1 (Escape, Instigating or Assisting Escape) as the primary guideline, and 20 had §2P1.2 (Providing or Possessing Contraband in Prison). ## Prison Terms 86 of the 92 people (93%) were sent to prison, and 5 (5%) received probation only. The median was 14 months. A quarter received 21 months or more, and a quarter received 6 months or less. Nationally, 4,976 people were sentenced in this offense type, and 96% were sent to prison. The median there was 10 months. For all offenses in this district, the median was 60 months. The figures are sentences imposed, not time served. ## No Trial Convictions All 92 people (100%) pleaded guilty. The national guilty plea rate was 99%, and the rate for all offenses in this district was 98%. 75% of the guilty pleas had a written plea agreement, and 24% were straight pleas with no agreement. A mandatory minimum applied to 0 of the 91 people with that information. ## Sentences Above the Range Federal judges calculate a guideline range for each case. This section shows where the sentences fell against it. Of the 91 people with that information, 71 (78%) were sentenced within it. 4 (4%) were below it at the government's request, and 5 (5%) were below it without a request. 11 (12%) were above it. In all 94 districts, 63% of sentences in this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the share was 62%. ## Supervised Release and Fines 73 people (79%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison. The median term was 36 months. A fine was ordered for 3 (3%). No restitution was ordered. These cases were less than 1% of the 14,591 people sentenced in the district. ## Counts and Medians by Fiscal Year 28 people were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019, and 64 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. Yearly counts range from 1 to 14\. Yearly medians range from 6 months to 36 months. The 36-month median is from fiscal year 2018, which had 1 person. The table does not show a clear trend. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 7 | 10 months | 7 of 7 | | 2017 | 11 | 13 months | 100% | | 2018 | 1 | 36 months | 1 of 1 | | 2019 | 9 | 6 months | 9 of 9 | | 2020 | 13 | 6 months | 100% | | 2021 | 14 | 18 months | 100% | | 2022 | 9 | 14 months | 9 of 9 | | 2023 | 7 | 16.5 months | 7 of 7 | | 2024 | 10 | 19.5 months | 100% | | 2025 | 11 | 16 months | 100% | ## What the Records Cannot Show Convicted and sentenced people are the only group in the data, so acquittals and dismissals do not appear. Courts-martial for people at Dyess AFB, Goodfellow AFB, and Sheppard AFB, which are in this district, take place in military courts and not here. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Texas (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Texas North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Prison Offenses" (92). 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 Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-texas/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Texas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-texas/) (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.