Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004

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1 U.S. Deprtment of Justice Office of Justice Progrms Bureu of Justice Sttistics Bulletin Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 April 25, NCJ 2881 By Pige M. Hrrison nd Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. BJS Sttisticins At midyer 24 the Ntion s prisons nd jils incrcerted 2,131,18 persons. Prisoners in the custody of the 5 Sttes nd the Federl system ccounted for two-thirds of the incrcerted popultion (1,41,44 inmtes). The other third were held in locl jils (713,99), not including persons in community sed progrms. On June 3, 24, 1,494,216 prisoners were under Federl nd Stte jurisdiction, which includes inmtes in custody nd persons under the legl uthority of prison system ut held outside its fcilities. During the 12-month period ending June 3, 24, the numer under Stte jurisdiction rose 1.6%, while the numer under Federl jurisdiction rose 5.1%. Minnesot (up 13.2%), Montn (up 1.5%), Arknss (up 8.9%), nd Kentucky (up 8.5%) hd the lrgest percentge increses. Twelve Sttes hd decreses, including Alm (-6.7%), Connecticut (-2.5%), Ohio (-2.3%), nd New York (-2.%). At midyer 24 locl jil uthorities held or supervised 784,538 offenders. Nine percent of these offenders (7,548) were supervised outside jil fcilities in progrms such s community service, work relese, weekend reporting, electronic monitoring, nd other lterntive progrms. Highlights Prison popultion Prison popultion Numer of inmtes Incrcertion rte, 6/3/4 Inmtes per 1, residents* Growth, 6/3/3 to 6/3/4 Percent chnge 5 highest: Federl 179,21 Louisin 814 Minnesot 13.2% Texs 169,11 Texs 74 Montn 1.5 Cliforni 166,53 Oklhom 684 Arknss 8.9 Florid 84,733 Mississippi 682 Kentucky 8.5 New York 64,596 South Crolin 555 North Dkot lowest: North Dkot 1,266 Mine 149 Alm -6.7% Wyoming 1,923 Minnesot 169 Connecticut -2.5 Mine 2,14 Rhode Islnd 187 Ohio -2.3 Vermont 2,33 New Hmpshire 188 New York -2. New Hmpshire 2,441 North Dkot 189 Mrylnd -1.9 *Prisoners with sentence of more thn 1 yer per 1, in the resident popultion. In the yer ending June 3, 24 C The numer of inmtes in custody in locl jils rose y 22,689; in Stte prison y 15,375; nd in Federl prison y 1,95. The smller Stte prison systems hd the gretest percentge increse: Minnesot (up 13.2%) nd Montn (up 1.5%). At midyer 24 C A totl of 2,477 Stte prisoners were under ge 18. Locl jils held totl of 7,83 persons under ge 18. Stte nd Federl correctionl uthorities held 91,789 noncitizens, up from 9,566 (1.4%) t midyer 23. In oth jils nd prisons, there were 123 femle inmtes per 1, women in the United Sttes, compred to 1,348 mle inmtes per 1, men. An estimted 12.6% of lck mles, 3.6% of Hispnic mles, nd 1.7% of white mles in their lte twenties were in prison or jil. Locl jils were operting 6% elow their rted cpcity. In contrst, t yerend 23 Stte prisons were estimted to e t cpcity to 16% ove cpcity, nd Federl prisons were 39% ove their rted cpcity. Privtely operted prison fcilities held 98,791 inmtes (up 3.4% since yerend 23). The Federl system reported the lrgest increse mong inmtes in privte prisons (up 2,641). Numer of jil inmtes up 3.3% in 12 months ending June 3, 24 Yer Numer of inmtes in jil custody 713,99 691,31 665, ,24 621,149 57,44 45,32 Incrcertion rte* Percent of cpcity occupied 94% *Numer of inmtes per 1, residents.

2 Incrcertion rte for Ntion reches 726 per 1, residents On June 3, 24, 1,41,44 inmtes were in the custody of Stte nd Federl prison uthorities, nd 713,99 inmtes were in the custody of locl jil uthorities. In the first 6 months of 24, the Ntion s prison popultion incresed 24,79 (1.7%). These dt were collected in the 24 Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics progrm nd the 23 Annul Survey of Jils. (See Methodology, pge 11, for description of dt collections.) Tle 1. Numer of persons held in Stte or Federl prisons or in locl jils, Yer Totl inmtes in custody Prisoners in custody Federl Stte Since midyer 23 the totl incrcerted popultion hs incresed 2.3% (tle 1). Including inmtes in pulic nd privtely operted fcilities, the numer of inmtes in Stte prisons incresed 1.3%; in Federl prisons, 6.3%; nd in locl jils, 3.3%. At midyer 24, Federl prisons (including ll secure nd non-secure pulic nd privte fcilities) held 8.3% of ll inmtes, up from 5.6% in Between yerend 1995 nd midyer 24, the incrcerted popultion grew n verge of 3.5% nnully. Inmtes held in locl jils Totl incrcertion rte ,585,586 89, ,4 57, ,935, ,921 1,176, , ,961, ,337 1,18, , ,33,22 151,618 1,29, , June 3 2,82, ,275 1,225, , Decemer ,673 1,224, June 3 2,131,18 169,37 1,241,34 713, Percent chnge, 6/3/3-6/3/4 2.3% 6.3% 1.3% 3.3% Annul verge increse, 12/31/95-6/3/4 3.5% 7.8% 2.7% 4.1% Note: Jil counts re for midyer (June 3) nd exclude persons who were supervised outside of jil fcility. Stte nd Federl prisoner counts for re for Decemer Not ville. Persons in custody per 1, residents in ech reference yer. Totl counts include Federl inmtes in non-secure privtely operted fcilities (6,143 in 2, 6,192 in 21, 6,598 in 22, 6,493 (June) nd 6,471 (Decemer) in 23, nd 6,786 in June, 24). Percent chnge during 6-month periods in the numer of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Stte correctionl uthorities, Percent chnge 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% % -1% Figure 1 During this period the Federl nd Stte prison popultions nd the locl jil popultion grew t the verge nnul rtes of 7.8%, 2.7%, nd 4.1%, respectively. In the 12 months efore midyer 24, the numer of inmtes in prison nd jil rose n estimted 48,452 inmtes, or 932 inmtes per week. The rte of incrcertion in prison nd jil in 23 ws 726 inmtes per 1, U.S. residents C up from 716 t midyer 23. At midyer 24, 1 in every 138 U.S. residents were in prison or jil. Federl system growth continues to outpce tht of Sttes Jn % June July- Dec Not ville The rte of growth of the Stte prison popultion slowed etween 1995 nd 21 nd then egn to rise. During this time, the percentge chnge in the first 6 months of ech yer stedily decresed, reching low of.6% in 21, nd then rose to 1.5% in 24 (tle 2). The percentge chnge in the second 6 months of ech yer showed similr trend, resulting in n ctul decrese in Stte prison popultions for the second hlf of 2 nd 21. Since 1995 the Federl system hs grown t much higher rte thn the Sttes, peking t 6% growth in the first 6 months of In the first 6 months of 24, the numer of Federl inmtes incresed 3.6% (more thn twice the rte of Stte growth). Growth rtes in Federl prison popultion t 6-month intervls Jnury to June July to Decemer -- % Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

3 Some of the Federl growth since 1999 hs een the result of the trnsfer of responsiility for housing sentenced felons from the District of Columi. The trnsfer to Federl fcilities ws completed y yerend 21. Since then, the Federl system hs continued to receive sentenced felons from DC Superior Court. In solute numers, the totl increse of 3,19 Stte nd Federl prison inmtes etween July 1, 23, nd June 3, 24, ws significntly lower thn the growth during the previous 12-month period (44,26 inmtes). The percentge chnge from midyer 23 to midyer 24 (2.1%) ws lso smller the 22-3 increse (3.1%). The verge nnul growth from 1995 to 24 ws 3.4%. Yers Averge growth, Annul increse in the numer of prisoners under Stte or Federl jurisdiction, July 1-June 3 Numer Percent 3,19 44,26 2,587 14,587 3,71 56,59 57,726 56,71 57,57 4,97 2.1% Federl system ccounts for over 25% of inmte popultion increse Twenty-nine percent of the Ntion s prison popultion during the 12 months ending June 3, 24, ws ccounted for y the 8,749 dditionl inmtes under jurisdiction of the Federl system. During this 12-month period, severl Sttes lso experienced sustntil growth, including Minnesot (13.2%), Montn (1.5%), nd Arknss (8.9%). Twelve Sttes experienced decline in their prison popultion. Alm hd the lrgest percentge decrese (-6.7%), followed y Connecticut (-2.5%), Ohio (-2.3%), nd New York (-2.%). Tle 2. Prisoners under the jurisdiction of Stte or Federl correctionl uthorities, June 3 nd Decemer 31, 23, nd June 3, 24 Region nd jurisdiction U.S. totl Federl Stte Totl 6/3/4 12/31/3 6/3/3 1,494,216 1,468,53 1,464, ,21 173,59 17,461 1,315,6 1,295,471 1,293,736 Percent chnge from C 6/3/3 to 12/31/3 to 6/3/4 6/3/4 2.1% 1.7% 5.1% % 1.5 Prison incrcertion rte, 6/3/ Northest 173, ,33 175,753-1.%.4% 299 Connecticut 2,18 19,846 2, Mine 2,14 2,13 2, Msschusetts c 1,365 1,232 1, New Hmpshire 2,441 2,434 2, New Jersey d 28,17 27,246 28, New York 64,596 65,198 65, Pennsylvni 4,692 4,89 4, Rhode Islnd 3,71 3,527 3, Vermont 2,33 1,944 1, Midwest 249, , ,464 1.% 1.% 378 Illinois d 44,379 43,418 43, Indin 23,76 23,69 22, Iow 8,611 8,546 8, Knss d 9,152 9,132 9, Michign 48,591 49,358 49, Minnesot 8,613 7,865 7, Missouri 3,775 3,33 3, Nersk 4,42 4,4 4, North Dkot 1,266 1,239 1, Ohio d 44,77 44,778 45, South Dkot 3,11 3,26 3, Wisconsin 22,95 22,614 22, South 598, , , % 2.% 543 Alm 26,521 27,913 28, Arknss 13,477 13,84 12, Delwre 6,973 6,794 6, Florid 84,733 82,12 8, Georgi e 48,625 47,28 47, Kentucky 17,763 16,622 16, Louisin 36,745 36,47 36, Mrylnd 23,727 23,791 24, Mississippi 2,429 2,589 2, North Crolin 34,917 33,56 33, Oklhom d 24,767 22,821 23, South Crolin 24,173 23,719 24, Tennessee 25,834 25,43 25, Texs 169,11 166, , Virgini 35,472 35,67 34, West Virgini 4,98 4,758 4, West 292, , ,38 2.6% 1.5% 421 Alsk 4,515 4,527 4, Arizon e 31,631 31,17 3, Cliforni 166,53 164, , Colordo d 19,756 19,671 19, Hwii 5,946 5,828 5, Idho 6,312 5,887 5, Montn 3,8 3,62 3, Nevd 1,971 1,543 1, New Mexico 6,341 6,223 6, Oregon 13,219 12,715 12, Uth 5,82 5,763 5, Wshington 16,559 16,148 16, Wyoming 1,923 1,872 1, Note: The District of Columi inmtes sentenced to more thn 1 yer re now under the responsiility of the Federl Bureu of Prisons. The numer of prisoners with sentence of more thn 1 yer per 1, residents. Prison nd jils form n integrted system. Dt include totl jil nd prison popultion. c The incrcertion rte includes n estimted 6,2 inmtes sentenced to more thn 1 yer ut held in locl jils or houses of corrections. d Includes some inmtes who were sentenced to 1 yer or less rther thn yer or more. e Popultion figures re sed on custody counts. Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 3

4 Tle 3. Prisoners held in privte fcilities, Decemer 31, 23, nd June 3, 24 Inmtes held in privte fcilities Percent of Region nd Numer ll inmtes jurisdiction 6/3/4 12/31/3 6/3/4 U.S. totl 98,791 95, % Federl c 24,56 21, Stte 74,285 73, Northest Connecticut Mine Msschusetts New Hmpshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvni Rhode Islnd Vermont Midwest Illinois Indin Iow Knss Michign Minnesot Missouri Nersk North Dkot Ohio South Dkot Wisconsin South Alm Arknss Delwre Florid Georgi Kentucky Louisin Mrylnd Mississippi North Crolin Oklhom South Crolin Tennessee Texs Virgini West Virgini West Alsk Arizon Cliforni Colordo Hwii Idho Montn Nevd New Mexico Oregon Uth Wshington Wyoming 3,328 2, , , , ,327 4,597 1,679 2, , , ,121 16,96 1,568 19,397 1,34 4,371 2,797 3,74 1,621 1,269 1, , ,21 3 2, , , ,899 48,222 1,698 4,33 4,589 1,64 2, , , ,49 16,57 1,562 17,277 1,386 2,323 3,57 3,13 1,478 1,267 1,59 2, % % % Excludes inmtes in pulicly operted Stte or locl fcilities. Bsed on the totl numer of inmtes under Stte or Federl jurisdiction. c Includes 6,786 nd 6,471 Federl inmtes held in privtely operted community correctionl centers on 6/3/4 nd 12/31/3, respectively. 1.5% Prison incrcertion rtes continue to rise The incrcertion rte of Stte nd Federl prisoners sentenced to more thn 1 yer ws 486 per 1, U.S. residents on June 3, 24, up from 482 per 1, on Decemer 31, 23. At midyer 24, 12 Sttes led y Louisin (814 sentenced prisoners per 1, Stte residents), Texs (74), nd Oklhom (684), exceeded the ntionl rte. Nine Sttes, including Mine (149), Minnesot (169), nd North Dkot (189) C hd rtes tht were less thn hlf of the ntionl rte. Overll, the Stte incrcertion rte rose out 14% etween yerend 1995 nd midyer 24, from 379 to 433 prisoners per 1, U.S. residents. At the sme time, the Federl incrcertion rte rose lmost 66%, from 32 to 53 prisoners per 1, U.S. residents. Since yerend 1995 the totl numer of sentenced inmtes per 1, residents hs risen from 411 to 486. During this period prison incrcertion rtes rose the most in the Midwest (from 31 to 378), followed y the West (from 358 to 421) nd the South (from 483 to 543). The rte in the Northest decresed slightly from 31 to 299. Numer of sentenced inmtes per 1, U.S. residents on Decemer 31C Stte Federl Totl , midyer Totls my not dd due to rounding. Rtes for 1999 djusted using the 2 Census of Popultion nd Housing to estimte the Decemer 31, 1999, resident popultion. A qurter of inmtes in privte fcilities held for Federl system In the first 6 months of 24, the numer of prisoners held in privtely operted fcilities incresed from 95,522 to 98,791, n increse of 3.4% (tle 3). Overll, privte fcilities held 6.6% of ll Stte nd Federl inmtes, up from 6.5% t midyer 23. The Federl system (24,56), Texs (16,96), Oklhom (5,675), nd Tennessee (5,121) reported the lrgest numer of inmtes in privte fcilities t midyer 24. Five Sttes, ll in the West, hd t lest qurter of their prisoners in privte fcilities. 6/3/4 12/31/3 6/3/3 12/31/2 6/3/2 12/31/1 6/3/1 12/31/ Numer of inmtes held in privtely operted fcilities Totl Stte Federl Percent of ll inmtes 98,791 74,285 24,56 6.6% 95,522 73,657 21, ,46 73,34 21, ,912 73,638 2, ,576 68,283 2, ,953 72,72 19, ,948 76,763 18, ,542 75,18 15, Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

5 Femle inmte popultion continues to rise t fster rte thn mle inmte popultion From June 3, 23, to June 3, 24, the numer of women under the jurisdiction of Stte nd Federl prison uthorities grew from 1,384 to 13,31, n increse of 2.9% (tle 4). The numer of men rose 2.%, from 1,363,813 to 1,39,96. At midyer 24, Cliforni, Texs, Florid, nd the Federl system housed 4 of every 1 femle inmtes. Since 1995 the nnul rte of growth in the numer of femle inmtes hs verged 5.%, higher thn the 3.3% verge increse of mle inmtes. Women ccounted for 6.9% of ll inmtes t midyer 24, up from 6.1% t yerend Reltive to their numer in the U.S. resident popultion, men were lmost 15 times more likely thn women to e incrcerted in Stte or Federl prison. On June 3, 24, the rte for inmtes serving sentence of more thn 1 yer ws 63 femle inmtes per 1, women in the United Sttes, compred to 923 sentenced mle inmtes per 1, men. Tle 4. Prisoners under the jurisdiction of Stte or Federl correctionl uthorities, y gender, 1995, 23, nd 24 All inmtes 6/3/4 6/3/3 12/31/95 Percent chnge, Averge nnul, Sentenced to more thn 1 yer 6/3/4 6/3/3 12/31/95 Incrcertion rte* 6/3/4 6/3/3 12/31/95 Men 1,39,96 1,363,813 1,57,46 2.% 3.3% 1,333,791 1,38,891 1,21, *The totl numer of prisoners with sentence of more thn 1 yer per 1, U.S. residents. Women 13,31 1,384 68, % 5.% 94,192 91,245 63, Tle 5. Numer of inmtes under ge 18 held in Stte prisons, y gender, June 3, 199, 1995, nd Inmtes under ge 18 Yer Totl Mle Femle 24 2,477 2, ,74 2, ,38 2, ,147 3, ,896 3, ,194 4, , , Note: Federl prisons held 39 inmtes under ge 18 in 199, ut none in 1995 nd 1999 to Not ville. Numer of Stte inmtes under ge 18 continues to decline A totl of 2,477 Stte prisoners were under ge 18 on June 3, 24, down nerly 1% from 2,74 t midyer 23 (tle 5). The numer of minors held in Stte prisons peked in 1995 t 5,39, nd hs since decresed every yer. Overll,.2% of ll Stte prisoners were under ge 18. Eight Sttes reported more thn 1 prisoners under ge 18 t midyer 24, led y Connecticut (321), New York (225), Florid (214), nd Texs (21). Three of these Sttes reported n increse in their under ge 18 popultions held in prison during the 12 months ending June 3, 24, while the rest experienced declines. Six sttes reported no inmtes under ge 18, nd nother twelve sttes hd fewer thn 1 inmtes under ge 18. Numer of prisoners under ge 18 6/3/4 6/3/3 Connecticut New York Florid Texs North Crolin Cliforni South Crolin Illinois Percent chnge 7.% Tle 6. Numer of noncitizens held in Stte or Federl prisons t midyer, Yer Percent chnge, % At midyer 24, 62% of noncitizen prisoners held in Stte fcilities; 38% in Federl fcilities On June 3, 24, 91,789 noncitizens were in the custody of Stte or Federl correctionl uthorities, up from 9,566 t midyer 23 (tle 6). Overll, 6.5% of Stte nd Federl inmtes t midyer 24 were not U.S. citizens. The noncitizen prisoner popultion incresed etween 1998 nd 1999, nd since then hs remined nerly stle, incresing out 3.4% etween midyer 1999 nd midyer 24. At midyer 24, 34,422 Federl inmtes were noncitizens, representing over 2% of ll prisoners in Federl custody. Cliforni (17,89), Texs (9,48), New York (8,27), Florid (4,834), nd Arizon (3,924) held over 75% of ll noncitizens confined in Stte prison. Noncitizen prisoners ccounted for over 1% of the prison popultions of Arizon, New York, Nevd, nd Cliforni. Federl Cliforni Texs New York* Florid Noncitizen inmtes Totl Federl Stte 91,789 34,422 57,367 9,566 34,456 56,11 88,677 33,873 54,84 87,917 33,886 54,31 89,676 36,9 53,586 88,811 33,765 55,46 77,99 27,682 49, % Noncitizens held in prison 6/3/4 6/3/3 34,442 34,456 17,89 18,569 9,48 8,563 8,27 8,37 4,834 4, % Percent of inmtes 6/3/4 2.3% Arizon 3,924 3, Nevd 1,242 1, Georgi 1,24 1,3 2.5 Wshington 1,76 1, Colordo 1, *New York reports foreign-orn inmtes rther thn noncitizens. Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 5

6 Growth continues s rising dmissions outpce releses From 2 to 23 dmissions to Stte prison rose 9.1% (from 581,487 in 2 to 634,149 in 23). During 23, 612,185 sentenced prisoners were relesed from Stte prisons, up from 569,599 in 2 C n increse of 7.5% (tle 7). Admissions to the Federl prison system incresed 19.6% etween 2 nd 23 (from 43,732 to 52,288); releses incresed 25.2% (35,259 to 44,135). The numer of dmissions to Federl prison in 23 exceeded releses y more thn 8, inmtes. New court commitments on the rise Prior to 1998 growth in prison dmissions reflected incresing numers of offenders returning for prole violtions. Between 199 nd 1998, the numer of returned prole violtors incresed 54% (from 133,87 to 26,152), while the numer of new court commitments incresed 7% (from 323,69 to 347,27). However, since 1998 prole violtors returned to prison incresed y less thn 2%, while new court commitments rose 15.1%. Stte prison dmissions Yer All New court commitments Prole violtors , ,69 133, ,97 337, , , ,27 26, , , , ,487 35,431 23, , , , , ,661 27, , ,843 29,753 Bsed on inmtes with sentence of more thn 1 yer. Excludes escpes, AWOL s, nd trnsfers to nd from other jurisdictions. Prole violtors includes inmtes with revoked prole, other conditionl relese violtors, nd intermedite snctions imposed upon prolees in lieu of revoking prole. Tle 7. Numer of sentenced prisoners dmitted nd relesed from Stte or Federl jurisdiction, y region nd jurisdiction, 2, nd Region nd jurisdiction U.S. totl Federl Stte Northest 71,171 7,879 67,765 5.% 72,69 67,83 7, % Connecticut 6,571 7,169 6, ,89 6,29 5, Mine 931 1, Msschusetts 2,185 1,833 2, ,32 2,29 2, New Hmpshire 1,139 1,113 1, ,188 1,52 1, New Jersey 14,398 14,576 13, ,43 14,827 15, New York 26,4 26,216 27, ,467 26,829 28, Pennsylvni 14,39 13,41 11, ,268 1,628 11, Rhode Islnd 3,881 3,76 3, ,684 3,312 3, Vermont 1,987 1, ,985 1, Midwest Illinois Indin Iow Knss Michign Minnesot Missouri Nersk North Dkot Ohio South Dkot Wisconsin Admissions Percent chnge, , ,82 625, % 52,288 48,144 43, , , , , , ,776 36,63 34,467 29,344 15,615 14,1 11,876 5,545 5,516 4,656 4,65 4,881 5,2 12,659 14,411 12,169 5,914 5,265 4,46 17,151 16,637 14,454 1,959 1,934 1, ,56 25,689 23,78 1,915 1,819 1,4 8, 7,99 8, % Releses Percent chnge, ,32 63,176 64, % 44,135 42,339 35, , , , ,59 129,83 114,382 35,372 36,162 28,876 14,146 13,337 11,53 6,74 5,748 4,379 4,45 4,524 5,231 13,91 12,771 1,874 5,437 4,76 4,244 16,967 15,127 13,346 1,953 1,84 1, ,369 25,322 24,793 1,98 1,797 1,327 8,17 7,699 8, % South 243,826 23, , % 231, ,733 21,777 1.% Alm 9,524 7,33 6, ,167 7,472 7, Arknss 7,132 7,8 6, ,12 7,64 6, Delwre 2, , , , Florid 39,5 36,5 35, ,679 33,728 33, Georgi 17,575 18,78 17, ,333 16,68 14, Kentucky 9,595 8,731 8, ,28 8,313 7, Louisin 15,353 15,79 15, ,841 14,847 14, Mrylnd 1,17 1,27 1, ,27 9,617 1,4 2. Mississippi 8,421 5,655 5, ,679 5,592 4, North Crolin 9,494 9,661 9, ,116 8,66 9, Oklhom 8,139 8,269 7, ,164 8,375 6, South Crolin 9,934 9,834 8, ,829 8,64 8, Tennessee 13,59 15,22 13, ,768 13,541 13, Texs 69,921 63,446 58, ,169 64,72 59, Virgini 11,7 11,392 9, ,66 1,33 9, West Virgini 2,97 2,161 1, ,881 1,87 1, West 182, , , % 171,9 168, , % Alsk 2,85 2,315 2, ,736 2,23 2, Arizon 11,957 11,468 9, ,391 1,56 9, Cliforni 125, , , , , , Colordo 7,998 7,953 7, ,113 6,588 5, Hwii 1,832 1,892 1, ,54 1,735 1, Idho 3,168 3,49 3, ,33 2,855 2, Montn 1,91 1,51 1, ,642 1,518 1, Nevd 4,865 4,844 4, ,8 4,734 4, New Mexico 4,16 4,9 3, ,943 3,89 3, Oregon 5,95 5,41 4, ,483 4,339 3, Uth 3,31 3,64 3,27.9 3,88 2,864 2, Wshington 9,34 8,35 7, ,67 7,41 6, Wyoming Note: Excludes escpes, AWOL s, nd trnsfers to or from other jurisdictions. --Dt not reported or percent chnge not clculted. Bsed on inmtes under jurisdiction with sentence of more thn 1 yer. Dt not comprle from yer to yer due to chnging reporting methods. 6 Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

7 At midyer the Ntion s jils supervised 784,538 persons As defined in this report, jils re loclly operted correctionl fcilities tht confine persons efore or fter djudiction. Inmtes sentenced to jil usully hve sentence of 1 yer or less, ut jils lso incrcerte persons in wide vriety of other ctegories. (See ox elow.) Bsed on the 24 Annul Survey of Jils, the Ntion s locl jils held or supervised 784,538 offenders on June 3, 24 (tle 8). Jil uthorities supervised 9% of these offenders (7,548) in lterntive progrms outside the jil fcilities. A totl of 713,99 persons were housed in locl jils. Jils C receive individuls pending rrignment nd hold them witing tril, conviction, or sentencing redmit protion, prole, nd ilond violtors nd sconders temporrily detin juveniles pending trnsfer to juvenile uthorities hold mentlly ill persons pending their movement to pproprite helth fcilities hold individuls for the militry, for protective custody, for contempt, nd for the courts s witnesses relese convicted inmtes to the community upon completion of sentence trnsfer inmtes to Federl, Stte, or other uthorities house inmtes for Federl, Stte, or other uthorities ecuse of crowding of their fcilities sometimes operte communitysed progrms s lterntives to incrcertion hold inmtes sentenced to short terms (generlly under 1 yer). Among persons under community supervision y jil stff in 23, 19% were required to perform community service (13,171) nd 16% prticipted in weekend reporting progrm (11,589). Seventeen percent of offenders in the community were under electronic monitoring; 2% were under other pretril supervision; 3% were in drug, lcohol, mentl helth, or other type of medicl tretment progrm; nd 14% were prticipting in work relese or other lterntive work progrm. Held in jil Supervised outside jil fcility 12-month growth rtes for locl jils, Percent chnge in locl jil popultion from previous yer, % 8% 6% 4% 2% % 57,44 34,869 Numer of jil inmtes rose 22,7 in 12 months ending June 3, 24 Between July 1, 23, nd June 3, 24, the numer of persons held in locl jil fcilities grew 3.3% C from 691,31 to 713,99. The 12-month increse ws similr to the verge nnul growth (3.9%) from midyer 1995 to midyer 24 (figure 2). The 3.3% growth in 23 ws less thn lst yer s increse of 3.9%. In solute numers, the totl increse of 22,689 inmtes in 24 ws 3,1 less thn the increse in 23 (25,826). Tle 8. Persons under jil supervision, y confinement sttus nd type of progrm, midyer 1995, 2, nd 22-4 Confinement sttus nd type of progrm Totl ,913 Numer of persons under jil supervision ,33 737, , , ,149 65, ,475 72,437 Weekender progrms 1,99 14,523 17,955 12,111 11,589 Electronic monitoring 6,788 1,782 9,76 12,678 11,689 Home detention 1, , ,173 Dy reporting 1,283 3,969 5,1 7,965 6,627 Community service 1,253 13,592 13,918 17,12 13,171 Other pretril supervision 3,229 6,279 8,72 11,452 14,37 Other work progrms c 9,144 8,11 5,19 4,498 7,28 Tretment progrms d -- 5,714 1,256 1,891 2,28 Other/unspecified 887 2,682 9,663 3,8 2,513 --Not ville. Excludes persons supervised y protion or prole gency. Includes only those without electronic monitoring. c Includes persons in work relese progrms, work gngs, nd other work lterntive progrms. d Includes persons under drug, lcohol, mentl helth, nd other medicl tretment. Figure ,31 71, ,99 7,548 Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 7

8 Jil incrcertion rtes rose in lst 12-month period Since 1995 the Ntion s jil popultion on per cpit sis hs incresed 26%. During this period the numer of jil inmtes per 1, residents rose from 193 to 243. Yer Numer held in jil Jil incrcertion rte , , , , , , , Numer of jil inmtes per 1, U.S. residents on July 1 of ech yer. Rte for 1999 djusted using the 2 Census of Popultion nd Housing to estimte the July 1 resident popultion. When individuls under community supervision y jil uthorities re included with those in custody, the rte ws 267 persons per 1, U.S. residents t midyer 24. An estimted totl of 7,83 persons under ge 18 were housed in dult jils on June 3, 24 (tle 9). Nerly 9 in 1 of these young inmtes hd een convicted or were eing held for tril s dults in criminl court. The verge dily popultion for the yer ending June 3, 24, ws 76,242, n increse of 3.7% from 23 nd 38.5% from Chrcteristics of jil inmte popultion chnging grdully Mle inmtes mde up 87.7% of the locl jil inmte popultion t midyer percentge points lower thn t midyer 1995 (tle 1). During the 12-month period ending June 3, 24, the numer of dult femle inmtes rose 6.6%, while the numer of dult mle inmtes incresed 2.8%. On verge the dult femle jil popultion hs grown 7.% nnully in the pst 1 yers, while the dult mle inmte popultion hs grown 4.2%. At midyer 24 nerly 6 in 1 persons in locl jils were rcil or ethnic minorities. Whites mde up 44.4% of the jil popultion; lcks, 38.6%; Hispnics, 15.2%; nd other rces (Asins, Americn Indins, Alsk Ntives, Ntive Hwiins, nd other Pcific Islnders), 1.8%. On per cpit sis, men were over 7 times more likely thn women to hve een held in locl jil on June 3, 24. Blcks were nerly 5 times more likely thn whites, nerly 3 times more likely thn Hispnics, nd over 8 times more likely thn persons of other rces to hve een in jil. Estimted Jil incrcertion rte count Totl 713, Gender Mle 626, Femle 87, Rce/Hispnic origin White 317,4 16 Blck 275,4 765 Hispnic 18,3 262 Other c 12,9 88 Note: Inmte counts were estimted nd rounded to the nerest 1. Resident popultion figures were estimted for July 1, 24, sed on the 2 Census of Popultion nd Housing. Non-Hispnic residents identifying two or more rces were excluded. Numer of jil inmtes per 1, residents in ech group. Non-Hispnic only. c Includes Asins, Americn Indins, Alsk Ntives, Ntive Hwiins, nd other Pcific Islnders. Tle 9. Averge dily popultion nd the numer of men, women, nd juveniles in locl jils, midyer 1995, 2, nd Averge dily popultion 59, ,319 68,76 76,242 Numer of inmtes, June 3 57,44 621, ,31 713,99 Adults 499,3 613, ,431 76,97 Mle 448, 543,12 62, ,98 Femle 51,3 7,414 81,65 86,999 Juveniles 7,8 7,615 6,869 7,83 Held s dults c 5,9 6,126 5,484 6,159 Held s juveniles 1,8 1,489 1, Note: Dt re for June 3. Detiled dt for 1995 were estimted nd rounded to the nerest 1. The verge dily popultion is the sum of the numer of inmtes in jil ech dy for yer, divided y the totl numer of dys in the yer. Juveniles re persons held under the ge of 18. c Includes juveniles who were tried or witing tril s dults. Tle 1. Gender, rce, Hispnic origin, nd conviction sttus of locl jil inmtes, midyer 1995, 2, nd 23-4 Chrcteristic Totl Gender Mle Femle Rce/Hispnic origin White 4.1% 41.9% 43.6% 44.4% Blck Hispnic Other Conviction sttus Convicted Mle Percent of jil inmtes % 1% 1% 1% 89.8% % % % % % % % 34.8 Femle Unconvicted Mle Femle Note: Detil my not dd to totl ecuse of rounding. Non-Hispnic only. Includes Asins, Americn Indins, Alsk Ntives, Ntive Hwiins, nd other Pcific Islnders. 8 Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

9 On June 3, 24, 6% of the Ntion s jil inmtes were witing court ction on their current chrge. An estimted 283,5 inmtes held in locl jils were serving sentence in jil, witing sentencing, or serving time for protion or prole violtion. As percent of ll jil inmtes, the percent convicted hs dropped from 44.% t midyer 2 to 39.7% t midyer 24. At midyer 24, 94% of jil cpcity occupied In the 12 months ending June 3, 24, fewer eds thn inmtes were dded to the Ntion s jils. At midyer 24 the rted cpcity of locl jils ws estimted t 755,63 eds, n increse of 19,132 in 12 months (tle 11). In the sme 12 month period, n dditionl 22,689 inmtes were dded to the locl jil popultion. Rted cpcity is the mximum numer of eds or inmtes llocted y Stte or locl rting officils to ech jil fcility. The growth in jil cpcity during the 12-month period ending on June 3, 24, (22,572) ws less thn the verge growth of 25,128 eds every 12 months since midyer 1995, ut ws more thn the growth in the numer of eds during 21 (21,522) nd 22 (14,59). As of June 3, 24, 94% of the locl jil cpcity ws occupied.* As rtio of ll inmtes housed in jil fcilities to totl cpcity, the percentge occupied decresed y 1 percentge points from 199 to 24. At midyer 199 locl jils operted t 4% ove their rted cpcity. *On Decemer 31, 23, Stte prisons were estimted to e t cpcity to 16% ove cpcity, while Federl prisons were operting t 39% ove cpcity. See Prisoners in 23, Novemer 24, NCJ Jil jurisdictions with n verge dily popultion greter thn 25 reported the highest occupncy rtes (97%). At the sme time, jil jurisdictions with n verge dily popultion of fewer thn 5 inmtes were operting t 64% of rted cpcity, compred to 66% in t midyer 23. Percent of Size of cpcity occupied jurisdiction* 24 2 Totl 94% 92% Fewer thn 5 inmtes , or more *Bsed on the verge dily popultion in the yer ending June 3. Tle 11. Rted cpcity of locl jils nd percent of cpcity occupied, 199 nd Yer ,171 Averge nnul increse, % Amount Percent of Rted of cpcity cpcity cpcity dded occupied c 755,63 19,132 94% 736,471 22, ,899 14, ,39 21, ,787 25, ,321 39, ,78 26, ,564 23, ,971 17, ,763 41, , Note: Cpcity dt for 199, , nd 2-4 re survey estimtes suject to smpling error. Rted cpcity is the numer of eds or inmtes ssigned y rting officil to fcilities within ech jurisdiction. The numer of eds dded during the 12 months ending June 3 of ech yer. c The numer of inmtes divided y the rted cpcity times 1. The 5 lrgest jil jurisdictions housed out third of jil inmtes On June 3, 24, the Ntion s 5 lrgest jil jurisdictions held 3.9% (22,556) of ll jil inmtes (tle 12). Twenty Sttes hd t lest one jurisdiction which rnked in the top 5 for verge dily popultion. Sttes with more thn one jurisdiction mong the 5 lrgest jil jurisdictions re Cliforni (1), Florid (8), Texs (7), Georgi (4), Ohio (2), Pennsylvni (2), nd Tennessee (2). The 2 jurisdictions with the most inmtes, Los Angeles County nd New York City, together held pproximtely 32,4 inmtes, or nerly 5% of the ntionl totl. Seventeen jurisdictions mong the 5 lrgest experienced decrese in the numer of inmtes held etween July 1, 23, nd June 3, 24. Jurisdictions with doule-digit decreses were De Kl, Georgi (down 16.8%), Essex County, New Jersey (down 12.6%), nd Ornge County, Florid (down 1.2%). Excluding the District of Columi (see footnote in tle 12), 8 jil jurisdictions mong the 5 lrgest experienced doule-digit growth. The jurisdiction with the lrgest increse in jil popultion ws Clrk County, Nevd (up 2.5%). Other jil jurisdictions with sustntil popultion increses were Fulton County, Georgi (up 2.2%), Ornge County, Cliforni (up 2.1%), Milwukee County, Wisconsin (up 16.5%), nd Bltimore City, Mrylnd (up 15.4%). Twenty of the 5 lrgest jil jurisdictions operted over their rted cpcities. On June 3, 24, Mricop County, Arizon, operted t 176% of their cpcity; Polk County, Florid, operted t 138%; nd Fulton County, Georgi, operted t 131% of cpcity. Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 9

10 Tle 12. The 5 lrgest locl jil jurisdictions: Numer of inmtes held, verge dily popultion, nd rted cpcity, midyer 22-4 Jurisdiction Totl Numer of inmtes held , ,138 22,556 Averge dily popultion , , ,657 Rted cpcity c , ,14 234,657 Percent of cpcity occupied t midyer d % 93% 94% Los Angeles County, CA New York City, NY Cook County, IL Mricop County, AZ Hrris County, TX 19,867 14,21 1,99 7,919 7,153 19,572 14,115 1,674 8,29 7,24 18,6 13,818 1,155 9,148 7,92 19,258 13,952 1,888 8,8 6,641 21,184 14,533 1,864 8,44 7,3 18,512 13,751 1,535 8,657 8,2 24,44 2,793 9,798 5,21 8,721 24,44 2,793 9,798 5,21 9,49 21,667 2,793 1,252 5,21 9, Phildelphi City, PA Dlls County, TX Dde County, FL Orlens Prish, LA Ornge County, CA 7,383 6,85 6,746 6,482 5,86 7,189 6,686 6,847 6,282 5,95 7,44 7,9 6,581 5,778 6,117 7,221 6,567 6,68 5,875 4,561 6,54 6,814 6,856 6,62 5,96 7,376 7,9 6,619 5,923 5,569 5,6 8,187 8,179 7,477 5,41 5,6 7,284 6,5 7,673 4,517 7,118 7,284 8,52 7,673 4, Sn Bernrdino County, CA Browrd County, FL Sn Diego County, CA Shely County, TN Bltimore City, MD 5,49 5,53 4,656 4,627 3,721 5,476 5,23 5,29 4,77 3,847 5,494 5,264 5,243 4,939 4,44 4,977 5,116 4,872 4,835 3,637 5,337 4,981 4,933 4,682 3,811 5,299 5,23 5,163 4,854 4,35 4,957 5,198 4,634 6,216 3,861 4,874 5,198 4,666 6,216 4,24 4,874 5,656 4,768 6,216 3, Hillsorough County, FL 3,46 4,57 4,464 3,51 3,8 4,269 3,373 3,71 4, Snt Clr County, CA 3,884 4,47 4,54 3,915 3,867 4,187 3,629 3,629 3, Almed County, CA 3,719 3,857 4,116 3,886 3,84 4,56 3,811 3,61 4, Scrmento County, CA 3,295 3,65 3,958 3,293 3,634 4,4 3,885 4,318 4, Bexr County, TX 3,742 3,72 3,856 3,638 3,597 3,776 4,294 4,294 4, District of Columi e 1,989 3,135 3,555 1,749 3,172 3,521 2,5 3,319 3, Ornge County, FL 3,759 3,93 3,529 3,792 3,896 3,456 3,426 4,352 4, Trrnt County, TX 3,43 3,482 3,147 3,119 3,414 3,437 4,739 4,739 4, Jcksonville City, FL 2,895 3,84 3,375 2,965 3,52 3,428 3,137 3,137 3, Milwukee County, WI 2,973 2,589 3,15 3,15 3,226 3,383 3,79 3,79 3, Riverside County, CA 3,282 3,22 3,25 3,283 3,24 3,222 3,5 3,7 2, Dvidson County, TN 2,988 3,88 3,97 2,853 2,939 3,22 2,654 2,654 2, Fulton County, GA 2,389 2,931 3,524 2,746 2,597 3,152 2,698 2,698 2, Pinells County, FL 3,58 2,97 2,922 2,884 2,938 3,87 3,33 3,119 3, Fresno County, CA 2,194 3,14 3,124 2,273 2,655 2,98 2,482 3,778 3, Clrk County, NV f 2,475 2,537 3,56 2,749 2,561 2,96 1,488 2,441 2, Plm Bech County, FL 2,418 2,6 2,848 2,585 2,471 2,753 3,231 3,365 3, Allegheny County, PA 2,646 2,698 2,82 2,474 2,616 2,733 2,971 3,271 3, Frnklin County, OH 2,626 2,751 2,681 2,514 2,674 2,659 2,659 2,659 2, Oklhom County, OK 2,28 2,337 2,582 2,245 2,538 2,64 2,975 2,975 2, Polk County, FL De Kl County, GA Suffolk County, MA Wyne County, MI Mrion County, IN 1,824 2,745 2,492 2,649 2,468 2,432 3,154 2,54 2,5 2,72 2,491 2,623 2,479 2,497 2,593 1,864 2,651 2,444 2,7 2,467 2,112 2,766 2,427 2,66 2,775 2,637 2,6 2,539 2,483 2,47 1,88 3,636 2,299 2,685 2,45 1,88 3,636 2,291 2,721 2,465 1,88 3,636 2,932 2,721 2, Gwinnett County, GA King County, WA Trvis County, TX El Pso County, TX Co County, GA 1,962 2,66 2,564 2,275 2,156 2,15 2,44 2,166 2,421 2,467 2,187 2,47 2,341 2,539 2,45 1,86 2,714 2,544 2,398 2,2 1,777 2,4 2,459 2,384 2,21 2,454 2,423 2,47 2,4 2,339 1,729 3,641 2,275 2,464 2,581 1,964 2,388 2,847 2,448 2,581 1,964 2,527 2,847 2,448 2, Essex County, NJ Hmilton County, OH Kern County, CA Reeves County, TX Bernlillo County, NM 2,532 2,59 2,384 2,45 1,394 2,612 2,39 2,264 2,167 1,973 2,284 2,335 2,99 2,212 2,136 2,45 1,999 2,56 1,998 1,41 Note: Jurisdictions re ordered y their verge dily popultion in 24. Numer of inmtes held in jil fcilities. Bsed on the verge dily popultion for the yer ending June 3. The verge dily popultion is the sum of the numer of inmtes in jil ech dy for yer, divided y the numer of dys in the yer. c Rted cpcity is the numer of eds or inmtes ssigned y rting officil to fcilities within ech jurisdiction. d The numer of inmtes divided y the rted cpcity multiplied y 1. e Dt for 22 re not comprle to prior yers due to chnges in reporting methods. Figures in 23-4 include the D.C. Detention Fcility, community corrections center, nd contrct housing under the Deprtment of Corrections. f The confined popultion totl for Clrk County, NV, excludes those held in contrct fcilities. 2,7 2,124 2,221 2,85 1,68 2,3 2,242 2,189 2,153 2,96 2,41 2,47 2,698 2,185 1,358 3,41 2,47 2,324 2,969 2,48 2,41 2,47 2,324 2,184 2, Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

11 An estimted 13% of lck mles in their lte twenties in prison or jil in 24 When totl incrcertion rtes re estimted seprtely y ge group, lck mles in their twenties nd thirties re found to hve high rtes reltive to other groups. Among the more thn 2.1 million offenders incrcerted on June 3, 24, n estimted 576,6 were lck mles etween ges 2 nd 39 (tle 13). Among mles ge 25 to 29, 12.6% of lcks were in prison or jil, compred to 3.6% of Hispnics nd out 1.7% of whites (tle 14). Although incrcertion rtes drop with ge, the percentge of lck mles ge 45 to 54 in prison or jil in 24 ws n estimted 4.5% C more thn twice the highest rte (1.7%) mong white mles (ge 3 to 34). Femle incrcertion rtes, though significntly lower thn mle rtes t every ge, revel similr rcil nd ethnic differences. Blck femles (with prison nd jil rte of 359 per 1,) were 2½ times more likely thn Hispnic femles (143 per 1,) nd nerly 4½ times more likely thn white femles (81 per 1,) to e incrcerted in 24. These differences mong white, lck, nd Hispnic femles were consistent cross ll ge groups. Among lck femles, the rte ws highest (993 per 1,) mong those ge 35 to 39. This rte ws more thn 4 times higher thn the rte mong white femles in this ge group (238 per 1,). Methodology Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics (NPS) The Bureu of Justice Sttistics, with the U.S. Census Bureu s its collection gent, otins yerend nd midyer counts of prisoners from deprtments of correction in ech of Tle 13. Numer of inmtes in Stte or Federl prisons nd locl jils, y gender, rce, Hispnic origin, nd ge, June 3, 24 Mle Age Totl White Blck Hispnic Totl 1,947,8 695,8 842,5 366, ,2 24,3 33, 13, , 17,3 161,9 74, ,6 97,7 155,6 78, ,4 16,9 134,5 68, ,6 11,7 124,6 49, ,2 14,5 14,5 36, ,8 1,5 99, 33,5 55 or older 71,9 39,9 21,4 9,3 Note: Bsed on custody counts from Ntionl Prisoners Sttistics (NPS-1A), 24 nd Annul Survey of Jils, 24. Estimtes y ge were otined from Survey of Inmtes in Locl Jils, 22, Ntionl Corrections Reporting Progrm, 22, nd Federl Justice Sttistics Progrm (FJSP) for inmtes on Septemer 3, 22. Estimtes were rounded Mle Age Totl White Blck Hispnic Totl 1, ,919 1, , ,473 1, ,255 1,641 11,54 3, ,39 1,666 12,63 3, ,6 1,691 1,979 3, ,755 1,67 1,36 2, ,187 1,314 7,993 2, , ,546 1, or older Note: Bsed on the U.S. resident popultion for July 1, 24, y gender, rce nd Hispnic origin. Detiled ctegories exclude persons identifying with two or more rces. the 5 Sttes nd the Federl Bureu of Prisons. NPS distinguishes etween prisoners in custody from those under jurisdiction. To hve custody of prisoner, Stte must hold tht person in one of its fcilities. To hve jurisdiction, Stte hs legl uthority over the prisoner. Prisoners under Stte s jurisdiction my e in the custody of locl jil, nother Stte s prison, or other correctionl fcility such s privtely operted institution. Some Sttes re unle to provide oth custody nd jurisdiction counts. Excluded from NPS counts re persons confined in loclly dministered confinement fcilities who re under the jurisdiction of locl uthorities. NPS counts include ll inmtes Numer of inmtes in Stte or Federl prisons or locl jils Femle Totl White Blck Hispnic 183,4 81,7 67,7 28,6 4,5 1,8 1,5 1, 26,9 12, 9,1 5,2 27,1 11,7 9,9 4,7 33,5 14,8 12,3 5,4 36,3 16,3 13,8 5,1 28,6 12,9 11,3 3,8 21,5 9,7 8,3 2,7 4, 2,3 1, 6 to the nerest 1. Includes Americn Indins, Alsk Ntives, Asins, Ntive Hwiins, nd other Pcific Islnders. The totl lso includes ges not shown. Excludes Hispnics. Tle 14. Numer of inmtes in Stte or Federl prisons nd locl jils per 1, residents, y gender, rce, Hispnic origin, nd ge, June 3, 24 Numer of inmtes per 1, residents of ech group Femle Totl White Blck Hispnic Includes Americn Indins, Alsk Ntives, Asins, Ntive Hwiins, nd other Pcific Islnders. The totl lso includes ges not shown. Excludes Hispnics. in Stte-operted fcilities in Alsk, Connecticut, Delwre, Hwii, Rhode Islnd, nd Vermont, which hve comined jil-prison systems. (See Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics jurisdiction notes, on the BJS We site.) Annul Survey of Jils, 24 In ech of the yers etween the full censuses, smple survey of jils is conducted to estimte seline chrcteristics of the Ntion s jils nd the inmtes housed in these jils. Bsed on informtion from the 1999 Census of Jils, smple of jil jurisdictions ws selected for the 24 survey. A jurisdiction is county (prish in Louisin) or municipl government tht dministers one or more locl jils. The smple included ll jil fcilities (94) in 878 jurisdictions. Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 11

12 In drwing the smple, ll multijurisdictionl (55) jils were included in the smple with certinty. These jils re operted jointly y two or more jurisdictions. Other jurisdictions (356) were included utomticlly in the smple if their jils held juvenile inmtes on census dy nd hd n verge dily popultion of 25 or more inmtes, or if their jils held only dults nd hd n verge dily popultion of 5 or more. The remining jurisdictions were strtified into two groups: jurisdictions with jils holding t lest one juvenile on June 3, 1999, nd jurisdictions with jils holding dults only. Using strtified proility smpling, 467 jurisdictions were then selected from 1 strt sed on the verge dily popultion in the 1999 census. Dt were otined y miled nd we-sed survey questionnires. After follow-up phone clls to respondents, the response rte for the survey ws 1% for criticl items such s rted cpcity, verge dily popultion, nd numer of inmtes confined. (For stndrd errors, see Appendix tles, Annul Survey of Jils 24, on the BJS We site.) The Bureu of Justice Sttistics is the sttisticl gency of the U.S. Deprtment of Justice. Lwrence A. Greenfeld is director. BJS Bulletins present the first relese of findings from permnent dt collection progrms such s the Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics progrm nd the Annul Survey of Jils. Pige M. Hrrison nd Allen J. Beck wrote this report. Jennifer C. Krerg verified the report nd provided sttisticl ssistnce. Tom Hester edited the report. This report in portle document formt nd in ASCII, its tles, nd relted sttisticl dt re ville t the BJS World Wide We Internet site: Dt collection nd processing were crried out y Pmel Butler (Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics) nd Lis McNelis (Annul Survey of Jils), under the supervision of Chrlene Seold, Governments Division, Census Bureu, U.S. Deprtment of Commerce. April 25, NCJ 2881 Office of Justice Progrms Prtnerships for Sfer Communities U.S. Deprtment of Justice Office of Justice Progrms Bureu of Justice Sttistics PRESORTED STANDARD POSTAGE & FEES PAID DOJ/BJS Permit No. G-91 Wshington, DC 2531 Officil Business Penlty for Privte Use $3 12 Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24

13 Ntionl Prisoner Sttistics jurisdiction notes Alsk C Prisons nd jils form one integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Jurisdiction counts exclude inmtes held in locl jils tht re operted y communities. Arizon C Counts re sed on custody dt. Cliforni C Jurisdiction counts include unsentenced inmtes temporrily housed in locl jils or in hospitls. Colordo C Counts include 71 inmtes housed in locl jils, 3,74 inmtes in Colordo contrct, nd 235 inmtes in the Youthful Offender System, which ws estlished primrily for violent juvenile offenders. Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer or less. Reports foreign-orn inmtes rther thn noncitizens. Connecticut C Prisons nd jils form one integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Delwre C Prisons nd jils form one integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Federl C Custody counts include inmtes housed in privtely operted secure fcilities under contrct with BOP or with Stte or locl government tht hs n intergovernmentl greement. Also includes inmtes held in privtely operted community correctionl centers. Rcil ctegories include 42,28 inmtes of Hispnic origin. Georgi C Counts re sed on custody dt. Hwii C Prisons nd jils form one integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Illinois C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer. Knss C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer or less. Rcil ctegories include 722 inmtes of Hispnic origin. Louisin C Dt system does not include Hispnic origin. Mrylnd C Counts y sentence length re estimtes extrcted from ctul sentence length rekdowns from utomted dt nd pplied to totls sed on mnul dt. Dt system does not include Hispnic origin. Reports foreign-orn inmtes rther thn noncitizens. Msschusetts C Jurisdiction counts exclude pproximtely 6,2 mle inmtes in the county system (locl jils nd houses of correction) serving sentence of over 1 yer. These mle inmtes re included in Msschusetts' incrcertion rte. By lw offenders my e sentenced to terms up to 2½ yers in loclly operted jils nd correctionl institutions. Michign C Jurisdictions counts exclude inmtes who re out to court nd inmtes housed in locl jils witing return to prison. Minnesot C Rcil ctegories include 585 inmtes of Hispnic origin. New Hmpshire C Rcil ctegories include 117 inmtes of Hispnic origin. New Jersey C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer. New York C Reports foreign-orn inmtes rther thn noncitizens. North Crolin C Dt system does not include Hispnic origin. Ohio C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer or less. Oklhom C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer or less. Oregon C Counts of inmtes with sentences of more thn 1 yer include n undetermined numer with sentence of 1 yer or less. Rhode Islnd C Prisons nd jils form one integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Tennessee C Reports foreign-orn inmtes rther thn noncitizens. Texs C Reports the use of intermedite snctions in lieu of prole violtion for 11,48 inmtes. The intermedite snction includes incrcertion for period of 1 to 3 months; thus, these inmtes were included in the ntionl totl for prole violtors. Vermont C Prisons nd jils form n integrted system. All NPS dt include jil nd prison popultions. Inmtes of Hispnic origin were reported in rcil ctegories only. Wisconsin C Custody counts exclude inmtes held in non-wisconsin DOC fcilities under contrct. Rcil ctegories include 1,63 inmtes of Hispnic origin. Prison nd Jil Inmtes t Midyer 24 13