United States Federal Witness Protection Program facts for kids

U.S. Marshals do a drill of guarding a protected witness

The United States Federal Witness Protection Program (WPP), also known as the Witness Security Program or WITSEC, is a witness protection program. It is operated by the United States Marshals Service. It was created to protect threatened witnesses before, during, and after a trial.

A few states, including California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Washington D.C. have their own witness protection programs for crimes not covered by the federal program.

The state-run programs have less protections than the federal program.

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In Spanish: Programa Federal de Protección de Testigos de los Estados Unidos para niños