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contexts > named groups > persons > staff > U.S. Marshals Service
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > federal agencies/organizations > U.S. Marshals Service
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > security and classification > U.S. Marshals Service

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U.S. Marshals Service  

Definition

  • The U.S. Marshals Service was established through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which was signed into law by President George Washington. The same act established the federal judicial system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; U.S. Marshals Service]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RGC0VTND-0

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