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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.

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Prisoners in 2019 This report is the 94th in a series that began in 1926. It provides counts of prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities in 2019 and includes findings on admissions, releases, and imprisonment rates.
  Press Release (203K) | Summary (PDF 176K) | Full report (PDF 796K) | Data tables (Zip format 46K) | Jurisdiction notes (PDF 86K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

Prisoners in 2018 This report is the 93rd in a series that began in 1926. It provides counts of prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities in 2018 and includes findings on admissions, releases, and imprisonment rates.
  Press Release (221K) | Summary (PDF 579K) | Full report (PDF 2M) | Data tables (Zip format 48K) | Jurisdiction notes (PDF 166K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

Prisoners in 2017 Presents final counts of prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities at year-end 2017 and includes findings on admissions, releases, and imprisonment rates.
  Press Release (213K) | Summary (PDF 207K) | Full report (PDF 596K) | Data Tables (Zip format 100K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 194K) | ASCII file (34K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 39K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 268K) | ASCII file (20K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 22K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 229K) | ASCII file (32K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 23K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 193K) | ASCII file (43K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 23K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 602K) | ASCII file (33K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 21K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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.
  Press Release | Full report (PDF 335K) | ASCII file (40K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 46K)
Part of the Prisoners Series

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
Part of the Correctional Populations in the United States Series