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Prisoners in 2015

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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION AT LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 2002

WASHINGTON – An estimated 6,741,400 persons were supervised by adult correctional systems in the United States at yearend 2015...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2013

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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED BY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

WASHINGTON – The number of persons under adult correctional supervision fell by 41,500 persons during 2013, dropping to 6.89 million by yearend, the Bureau of...

Jail Inmates at Midyear 2014

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THE NATION'S JAILS HELD FEWER INMATES AT MIDYEAR 2014 COMPARED TO
THEIR PEAK COUNT IN 2008

WASHINGTON – County and city jails held an estimated 744,600 inmates at midyear 2014, which was significantly lower than the peak population of 785,500...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2010

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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Prison population declined for first time in nearly four decades

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today that the number of offenders under adult correctional supervision in the...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2011

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ONE IN 34 U.S. ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION IN 2011, LOWEST RATE SINCE 2000

WASHINGTON – About 6.98 million people were under some form of adult correctional supervision in the U.S. at yearend 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2011

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ONE IN 34 U.S. ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION IN 2011, LOWEST RATE SINCE 2000

WASHINGTON – About 6.98 million people were under some form of adult correctional supervision in the U.S. at yearend 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2012

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TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR

WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...

Prisoners in 2012: Trends in Admissions and Releases, 1991-2012

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TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR

WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2012

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TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR

WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...