In 2019, 626 inmates in state prisons in the United States were aged 17 or younger. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 699 inmates aged 17 or younger in state prisons. The number of minors in state prisons has been decreasing since 2000.
Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 14, 2021). Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019." Chart. December 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Inmates Aged 17 and Younger in State Prisons in The United States from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of inmates aged 17 and younger in state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/624529/number-of-inmates-aged-17-and-younger-in-prisons-in-the-us/
