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In 1995 BJS began collecting yearend counts of inmates from the departments of corrections in the U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and U.S. Commonwealths (Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico). These counts include all inmates for whom the territory or commonwealth had legal authority (jurisdiction) and all inmates in physical custody (held in prison or local jail facilities). The counts are collected by gender, race, Hispanic origin, and sentence length. In addition, BJS obtains reports on the design, rated, and operational capacities of these correctional facilities.
Summary Findings
From Prisoners in 2007:
Appendix table 16. Prisoners in custody of correctional authorities in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths, December 31, 2006 and 2007 | ||||||||||||
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Jurisdiction | Total | 2006 | 2007 | Percent change, 2006-2007 |
2006 | 2007 | Percent change, 2006-2007 |
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Total | 15,205 | 14,678 | -3.5% | 11,743 | 11,465 | -2.4 | 261 | |||||
American Samoa | 210 | 236 | 12.4 | 113 | 122 | 8 | 188 | |||||
Guam | 495 | 535 | 8.1 | 337 | 320 | -5 | 182 | |||||
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
126 | 137 | 8.7 | 76 | 78 | 2.6 | 90 | |||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
13,788 | 13,215 | -4.2 | 10,789 | 10,553 | -2.2 | 267 | |||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | 586 | 555 | -5.3 | 428 | 392 | -8.4 | 357 | |||||
*The number of prisoners with a sentence of more than 1 year per 100,000 persons in the resident population. July 1, 2007, population estimates were provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base. |
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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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Prisoners in 2006 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2006 with the previous year, and presents prison growth rates since 2000. | |
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Prisoners in 2005 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2005 with the previous year, and presents prison growth rates since 1995. | |
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Prisoners in 2004 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2004 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1995. | |
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Prisoners in 2003 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2003 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1995. | |
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Prisoners in 2002 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2002 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1995. | |
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Prisoners in 2001 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2001 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1995. | |
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Prisoners in 2000 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 2000 with that of the previous year, and gives the prison growth rates since 1990. | |
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Prisoners in 1999 This annual Bulletin reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 1999 with that of the previous year, and gives the growth rates since 1990. | |
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Prisoners in 1998 Reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend, compares the increase in the prison population during 1998 with that of the previous year, and gives the growth rates since 1990. | |
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Prisoners in custody of correctional authorities in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths, December 31, 2006 and 2007 Appendix Table 16 from Prisoners in 2007 | |
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