In 2022, 65,573 state and federal prisoners were held in local jails in the United States. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when there were 65,399 prisoners held in local jails across the country.
Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State and Federal Prisoners in Local Jail Facilities in The United States from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
