Number of prisoners in the U.S. 1990-2022
Around 1.23 million people were imprisoned in the United States in 2022. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when 1.2 million people were in prison.
Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Prisoner demographics and sentencing
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Correctional facilities
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- Basic Statistic Prisoners in local jail facilities in the U.S. 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Prisoners in private facilities in the United States 2000-2021, by location
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Probation and parole
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Prisoner fatalities
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- Basic Statistic Number of state prisoner fatalities U.S. 2001-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities U.S. 2019, by cause of death
- Basic Statistic Number of local inmate deaths in jail U.S. 2000-2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Jurisdiction of Federal or State Correctional Authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203718/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us/
