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The
United States Marshals Service is the
nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement
agency. Since 1789, federal marshals have served the nation
through a variety of vital law enforcement activities.
Ninety-four U.S. marshals, appointed by the president or the
U.S. Attorney General, direct the activities of 94 district
offices and personnel stationed at more than 350 locations
throughout the 50 states, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. Each district, and the District of
Columbia Superior Court, is headed by a U.S. Marshal. The
Marshals Service’s headquarters are located in the Washington,
D.C. area.
The Marshals Service
occupies a uniquely central position in the federal
justice system. It is involved in virtually every
federal law enforcement initiative. Approximately 4,800
deputy marshals and career employees perform the
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Judicial and Courthouse Security |
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Deputy U.S. Marshals can be found:
- in court with defendants in
custody;
- protecting judges,
prosecutors and witnesses;
- conducting threat analyses
and investigations;
- conducting courtroom and
courthouse security;
- planning courthouse facility
renovations;
- managing courthouse security
systems; and
- conducting courthouse and
residential security surveys.
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Fugitive Apprehension |
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Deputy U.S. Marshals can be found:
- conducting domestic and
international fugitive investigations;
- working closely on fugitive
task forces and special cases with local, state, Federal,
and international law enforcement agencies
- planning and implementing
extraditions and deportations of fugitives;
- conducting financial and
technical surveillance on specific fugitive investigations; and
- serving court papers, which
is also known as service of process.
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Prisoner Security and Transportation |
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Deputy U.S. Marshals can be found:
- fingerprinting all
defendants in the Federal court system;
- securing prisoners and
defendants in custody in the
cellblock,
- transporting prisoners
and defendants in custody between the jail and courthouse,
between Federal judicial
districts and states;
- receiving prisoners from
other federal law enforcement agencies;
- providing prisoner housing
and other services related to federal detainees; and
- conducting jail inspections
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Protection of Witnesses |
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Deputy U.S. Marshals can
be found:
- protecting government
witnesses;
- producing protected
witnesses for court proceedings, and
- re-documenting and
relocating protected witnesses.
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Asset
Forfeiture |
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Deputy U.S. Marshals can be found:
- seizing, managing and
disposing of forfeited assets.
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Operations Support |
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Deputy Marshals can be found:
- performing security, rescue,
and recovery activities for natural disasters and civil
disturbances;
- planning and implementing
emergency operations including Continuity of Government
activities;
- performing audits and
inspections of U.S. Marshals operations;
- providing missile escort
services;
- providing protection for the
Strategic National Stockpile; and
- protecting Government
Officials.
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