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Characteristics of prison inmates are collected through administrative data and inmate self-reports from interviews conducted in facilities. See Data Collections for more information. Note - BJS publishes similar characteristics information for jail inmates, as well as tables that detail age, race, and gender estimates of persons in prison and jail. See table names and notes to verify the population of reference.
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Prisoners in 2010 (Revised) Presents data on prisoners under the jurisdiction of federal and state correctional authorities on December 31, 2010, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Prisoners in 2009 (Revised) This annual report presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Correctional Populations in the United States, 2010 Presents statistics on the number of offenders under the supervision of adult correctional authorities in the United States at yearend 2010. | |
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Prisoners at Yearend 2009 - Advance Counts Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series | |
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Prisoners in 2008 Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2008, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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HIV in Prisons, 2007-08 Presents yearend 2007 and 2008 data from the National Prisoner Statistics and the Deaths in Custody series. | |
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Prisoners in 2007 Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2005 Presents selected findings from the Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2005. The report includes data on characteristics of facilities by type, size, security level, rated and design capacities, court orders, and use of private contractors. | |
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Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children Presents data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities about inmates who were parents and their minor children. | |
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Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 - Statistical Tables Presents number of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2011. This report describes annual change in jail populations and patterns of change from 2000 through 2011. | |
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National Corrections Reporting Program, 2009 - Statistical Tables (update) This update adds data for 2009 to the electronic series of selected tables on most serious offense, sentence length, and time served in state prison. | |
Sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race (1993-2009) | Time served in state prison, by offense, release type, sex, and race (1993-2009) | Most serious offense of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin (1993-2009) |
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Deaths in Custody: State Prison Deaths, 2001-2007 - Statistical Tables These tables provide national data on both the number and rate of prison deaths, by cause and over time, as well as specific data on each state's prisons. Tables include basic data on the number and characteristics of deaths reported each year by all 50 state prison systems. | |
Prison Inmates at Midyear 2009 - Statistical Tables Presents data on prisoners under the jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2009, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008 - Statistical Tables Presents data on prisoners under the jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2008, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. | |
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Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense, gender, race, and hispanic origin, yearend 2005 Appendix Table 11 from Prisoners in 2007 | |
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HIV in Prisons, 2006 - Statistical Tables This web page provides the number of state and federal inmates who were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or had confirmed AIDS at yearend. | |
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National Corrections Reporting Program: Sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race Presents data on sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race. | |
1993 (Zip format 11K) | 1994 (Zip format 12K) | 1995 (Zip format 11K) | 1996 (Zip format 12K) | 1997 (Zip format 13K) | 1998 (Zip format 10K) | 1999 (Zip format 8K) | 2000 (Zip format 10K) | 2001 (Zip format 11K) | 2002 (Zip format 10K) | 2003 (Zip format 11K) | 2004 (Zip format 10K) | 2005 (Zip format 10K) | 2006 (Zip format 11K) | 2007 (Zip format 11K) | 2008 (Zip format 11K) | 2009 (Zip format 11K) |
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National Corrections Reporting Program: Time served in state prison, by offense, release type, sex, and race Presents information on time served in state prison, by offense, release type, sex, and race. | |
1993 (Zip format 9K) | 1994 (Zip format 10K) | 1995 (Zip format 10K) | 1996 (Zip format 10K) | 1997 (Zip format 10K) | 1998 (Zip format 10k) | 1999 (Zip format 9K) | 2000 (Zip format 9K) | 2001 (Zip format 10K) | 2002 (Zip format 10K) | 2003 (Zip format 10K) | 2004 (Zip format 10K) | 2005 (Zip format 11K) | 2006 (Zip format 11K) | 2007 (Zip format 11K) | 2008 (Zip format 11K) | 2009 (Zip format 11K) |
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National Corrections Reporting Program: Most serious offense of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin Presents the number and percentage of most serious offense of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. | |
1993 (Zip format 12K) | 1994 (Zip format 12K) | 1995 (Zip format 12K) | 1996 (Zip format 12K) | 1997 (Zip format 12K) | 1998 (Zip format 12K) | 1999 (Zip format 12K) | 2000 (Zip format 12K) | 2001 (Zip format 12K) | 2002 (Zip format 11K) | 2003 (Zip format 12K) | 2004 (Zip format 12K) | 2005 (Zip format 12K) | 2006 (Zip format 13K) | 2007 (Zip format 13K) | 2008 (Zip format 13K) | 2009 (Zip format 13K) |
Terms & Definitions |
Federal prisons | Prison facilities run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Prisoners housed in these facilities are under the legal authority of the federal government. This definition excludes the private facilities that are under exclusive contract with BOP. |
Prisoners | Prisoners are inmates confined in long-term facilities run by the state or federal government or private agencies. They are typically felons who have received a sentence of incarceration of 1 year or more. (Sentence length may vary by state because a few states have one integrated prison system in which both prison and jail inmates are confined in the same types of facilities.) |
Private prisons | Prison facilities run by private prison corporations whose services and beds are contracted out by state governments or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. |
State prisons | Prison facilities run by state correctional authorities. Prisoners housed in these facilities are under the legal authority of the state government and generally serving a term of more than 1 year. |
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