Some Interesting B of J Statistics

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS (BJS)

Prison and Jail Inmates, 1995

DID YOU KNOW...
1,127,132 prisoners were under the jurisdiction of correctional authorities of the 50 States and the District of Columbia (together holding 1,026,882) and of the Federal Government (100,250).

WERE YOU AWARE...
over the 12 preceding months, the Nation's prison population grew 72,059 prisoners--an increase of 6.8 percent since year end 1994.

STATISTICS SHOW...
State prison systems were operating between 14 percent and 25 percent over their reported capacity; the Federal system, 26 percent over the reported capacity.

FINDINGS INDICATE...
the Nation's local jails held or supervised an estimated 541,913 persons. Of that total, 34,869 were in community supervision programs such as electronic monitoring, house detention, and day reporting.

THE FACTS ARE...
an estimated 7,888 juveniles (under age 18) were held in local jails; an increase of 17 percent from 12 months before. Nearly a quarter were tried or awaiting trial as adults.

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