In 2022, 22,600 inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States had not been sentenced. While this is a decrease from 2000, when 27,131 prisoners were unsentenced, it is a slight increase from the previous year, when 21,100 prisoners in the U.S. were unsentenced.
Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Unsentenced Inmates in Federal and State Prisons in The United States from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/ (last visited November 14, 2024)
Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
