Frequently Requested Figures View selected pre-formatted figures showing long-term trends in prison admissions, releases, and year-end populations, and the most recent data on characteristics of persons admitted to prison, released from prison, and in the year-end prison population.
Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Year Chart context menu Offenders admitted to state or federal prisons, by year Federal States 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 200k 400k 600k 800k Prison admissions, 1978-2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Year Chart context menu Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities at year-end, by year Federal States 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 500k 1,000k 1,500k 2,000k Jurisdiction population, 1978-2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Year Chart context menu Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities at year-end who were serving sentences in privately operated prisons, by year Federal States 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 150k Private prison population, 1999-2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Year Chart context menu Offenders released from state or federal prisons, by year Federal States 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 200k 400k 600k 800k Prison releases, 1978-2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu Violent Property Drugs Public Other/Unspecified Missing 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Prison admissions in 2021 by offense (state prisons only) Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu Violent Property Drugs Public Other/Unspecified Missing 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Percent of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense, year-end 2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu 18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55+ years Missing 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Percent of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by age, year-end 2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu Conditional release Unconditional release Other release (including death, transfer, AWOL, escape) Missing 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Percent of sentenced prisoners released from state prison, by type of release, 2021 Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu < 1 year 1-1.9 years 2-4.9 years 5-9.9 years >= 10 years 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Time served for violent offenses (offenders released from state prisons in 2020 — first releases only) Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu < 1 year 1-1.9 years 2-4.9 years 5-9.9 years >= 10 years 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Time served for property offenses (offenders released from state prisons in 2020 — first releases only) Created with Highcharts 8.2.0 Values Chart context menu < 1 year 1-1.9 years 2-4.9 years 5-9.9 years >= 10 years 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Time served for drug offenses (offenders released from state prisons in 2020 — first releases only)