concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: witsec

prison population
type: Concept
narrower: witsec

security and classification
type: Concept
narrower: witsec

witsec
type: Concept
broader: security and classification
broader: prison population
definition: WITSEC is the acronym for the Federal Witness Security Program. WITSEC was established by the Organized Crime and Control Act of 1970 in recognition of the government's need to provide long-term protection to witnesses in cases involving organized crime figures and groups (e.g., La Cosa Nostra, or the Mafia). [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; WITSEC]