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United States Marshals Service facts for kids

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The U.S. Marshals Service does law enforcement for federal courts. It is mainly responsible for protecting court officers like judges in court buildings.

It is also responsible for finding fugitives, serving arrest warrants, and prisoner transport.

It is different from the FBI, which is responsible for things like counter-terrorism and going after organized crime, and which operates in multiple countries, not just the USA.

Images for kids

  • Morgan Earp

    Deputy U.S. Marshal Morgan Earp in an 1881 photograph

  • James Meredith OleMiss

    U.S. marshals accompanying James Meredith to class

  • US Marshals with Young Ruby Bridges on School Steps

    Marshals escort six year old Ruby Bridges from school.

  • DodgeCityPeaceCommission

    Bat Masterson (standing second from right), Wyatt Earp (sitting second from left), and other deputy marshals during the Wild West era

  • United States Marshals Service Tools

    Equipment used by the USMS

  • USMS Brief

    Marshals being briefed for Operation FALCON III, 2008

  • US Marshals escorting prisoner in court

    United States Marshals escorting a prisoner in court

  • US Marshal guarding prisoners

    Deputy United States Marshal guarding prisoners

  • FrankEaton1

    Frank Eaton

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Servicio de Marshals de Estados Unidos para niños

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