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BJS obtains yearend counts of prisoners in the custody of U.S. military authorities from the Department of Defense Corrections Council. In 1994, the council, composed of representatives from each branch of military service, adopted a standardized report (DD Form 2720) with a common set of items and definitions. This report obtains data on persons held in U.S. military confinement facilities inside and outside of the continental United States, by branch of service, gender, race, Hispanic origin, conviction status, sentence length, and offense. It also provides data on the number of facilities and their design and rated capacities.
Summary findings
From Prisoners in 2007:
Appendix table 17. Prisoners under military jurisdiction, by branch of service, yearend 2006 and 2007 | |||||||
Total | Sentenced to more than 1 year | ||||||
Branch of service |
2006 |
2007 | Percent change, 2006-2007 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent change, 2006-2007 | |
Total | 1,944 | 1,794 | -7.7 | 1,135 | 1,089 | -4.1 | |
To which prisoners belong | |||||||
Air Force | 328 | 280 | -15.0 | 215 | 185 | -14 | |
Army | 880 | 829 | -5.8 | 542 | 555 | 2.4 | |
Marine Corps | 407 | 396 | -2.7 | 167 | 164 | -1.8 | |
Navy | 315 | 268 | -14.9 | 201 | 173 | -13.9 | |
Coast Guard | 14 | 21 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 20.0 | |
Holding prisoners | |||||||
Air Force | 92 | 61 | -33.7 | 20 | 9 | -55.0 | |
Army | 996 | 912 | -8.4 | 711 | 721 | 1.4 | |
Marine Corps | 329 | 338 | 2.7 | 98 | 97 | -1.0 | |
Navy | 527 | 483 | -8.3 | 306 | 262 | -14.4 |
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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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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998 - Statistical tables Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under some form of correctional supervision. | |
All Statistical Tables (PDF 1M) | All Statistical Tables (ASCII file 97K) | All Statistical Tables (Spreadsheet 347K) | Section 2. Jail inmates in 1998 (PDF 130K) | Section 2. Jail inmates in 1998 (Spreadsheet 21K) | Section 3. Probation in 1998 (PDF 222K) | Section 3. Probation in 1998 (Spreadsheet 46K) | Section 5. Prisoners in 1998 (PDF 323K) | Section 5. Prisoners in 1998 (Spreadsheet 149K) | Section 6. Parole in 1998 (PDF 198K) | Section 6. Parole in 1998 (Spreadsheet 41K) | Section 7. Capital Punishment in 1998 (PDF 315K) | Section 7. Capital Punishment in 1998 (Spreadsheet 74K) | Section 8. U.S. military corrections in 1998 (PDF 112K) | Section 8. U.S. military corrections in 1998 (Spreadsheet 31K) | Codebooks and Datasets
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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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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997 Presents data on the growing number of persons in the United States under some form of correctional supervision in 1997. | |
Full Report (PDF 1.3M) | Full Report - Text only (ASCII file 36K) | Section 1. Trends in U.S. correctional populations (PDF 141K) | Section 1. Trends in U.S. correctional populations - Zip format (Spreadsheet 77K) | Section 2. Jail inmates in 1997 (PDF 122K) | Section 2. Jail inmates in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 22K) | Section 3. Probation in 1997 (PDF 200K) | Section 3. Probation in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 64K) | Section 4. Survey of State and Federal inmates, 1997 (PDF 160K) | Section 4. Survey of State and Federal inmates, 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 78K) | Section 5. Prisoners in 1997 (PDF 507K) | Section 5. Prisoners in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 176K) | Section 6. Parole in 1997 (PDF 193K) | Section 6. Parole in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 49K) | Section 7. Capital Punishment in 1997 (PDF 373K) | Section 7. Capital Punishment in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 83K) | Section 8. U.S. military corrections in 1997 (PDF 134K) | Section 8. U.S. military corrections in 1997 - Zip format (Spreadsheet 27K) | Codebooks and Datasets
Part of the Correctional Populations in the United States Series |
Prisoners under military jurisdiction, by branch of service, yearend 2006 and 2007 Appendix Table 17 from Prisoners in 2007 | |
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