The largest was in cases where defendants plotted violent attacks that ultimately failed or were foiled, where international defendants received an average prison sentence of 11.2 years, compared with 1.6 years for domestic defendants.
For violent cases that led to injuries, domestic defendants received on average 8.6 years, versus 34.6 for international defendants.
The disparity was smaller, but still significant, in violent fatal attacks with domestic cases at about 28.8 years and international cases at about 39.2 years.
People charged in violent domestic cases also often faced less serious charges not often associated with crimes of terror, like illegal possession of firearms, the study found.
“These domestic terrorists are being treated more like run-of-the-mill criminal defendants and receiving sentences far below those of international terrorism defendants,” he said.
Persons:
Joe Biden, America ”, ”, Shirin Sinnar, Jan, START’s Michael Jensen, —, Pete Simi, “, Simi, Sinnar, ” Sinnar, George Varghese, Timothy Kelly, Proud, Enrique Tarrio, Zachary Rehl, Kelly, Rehl, Jensen, ___, Jason Dearen, Michelle R, Smith
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University of Maryland, Associated Press, Boys, Stanford Law School, AP, University of Maryland's National Consortium, Center, Health and Homeland Security, U.S, Chapman University, State Department, National Guard, United
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America, U.S, radicalizing, York, jdearen@ap.org, Investigative@ap.org