Corrections
According to a study by OJP's Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 7.3 million men and women were under correctional supervision in the nation’s prisons or jails or on probation or parole at yearend 2007. About 70 percent (5.1 million) of the adults under correctional supervision at yearend 2007 were supervised in the community (either probation or parole) while 30 percent (2.3 million) were incarcerated in the nation’s prisons or jails. At yearend 2007, approximately one in every 31 U.S. residents was under community supervision or incarcerated. An estimated 756 inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents were incarcerated in state or federal prison or in local jails at yearend 2007, up from 684 in 2000.
Funding Opportunities
- Comprehensive Approaches to Sex Offender Management
- Indian Country Prison Grants
- Prisoner Reentry Initiative
- Protecting Inmates and Safeguarding Communities
- Research, Development and Evaluation (National Institute of Justice)
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program
- State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
Resources
Publications
- Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners, 2004
- Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2006 National Report
- Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
- Research, Development and Evaluation Projects Related to Corrections (National Institute of Justice)