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Year-end jurisdiction population
Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1978-2021
  Female 1978-2021
Sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1978-2021
  Female 1978-2021
Year-end custody population
Inmates in custody of state or federal correctional facilities, including private prison facilities, December 31, 1999-2021 1999-2021
  Male 1999-2021
  Female 1999-2021
Inmates in custody of state or federal correctional facilities, excluding private prison facilities, December 31, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1983-2021
  Female 1983-2021
Imprisonment rates
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities per 100,000 U.S. residents, December 31, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1978-2021
  Female 1978-2021
Prison admissions
Number of sentenced prisoners admitted to state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1978-2021
  Female 1978-2021
Number of parole violation admissions of sentenced prisoners to state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
Number of new court commitment admissions of sentenced prisoners to state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
Prison releases
Number of sentenced prisoners released from state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
  Male 1978-2021
  Female 1978-2021
Number of unconditional releases of sentenced inmates from state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
Number of conditional releases of sentenced inmates from state or federal prisons, 1978-2021 1978-2021
Private prisons
Number of prisoners held in private prisons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 1999-2021 1999-2021
  Male 1999-2021
  Female 1999-2021
Special populations
Reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in federal or state prisons, December 31, 1998-2016 1998-2016
  Reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in federal or state prisons, December 31, 2018 2018
  Reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in federal or state prisons, December 31, 2019 2019
  Reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in federal or state prisons, December 31, 2020 2020
  Reported number of non-U.S. citizens held in custody in federal or state prisons, December 31, 2021 2021
  Male 1998-2016
  Female 1998-2016
Reported number of inmates age 17 or younger held in custody in federal or state prisons,
December 31, 2000-2021
2000-2021
  Male 2000-2021
  Female 2000-2021
Prison facility capacity
Reported state and federal prison capacities and custody populations, December 31 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Prisoner characteristics (age, sex, race, and offense)
Estimated number of sentenced prisoners under state and federal correctional authorities, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, December 31 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under state and federal correctional authorities, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, December 31 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Estimated imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under state and federal correctional authorities, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, December 31 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, December 31 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Estimated number of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, December 31 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Estimated number of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense, December 31 2000 and 2010
Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction, by offense, September 30 2001-2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Estimated number of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction, by offense, September 30 2001-2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021