This statistics shows the total rated capacity of local jails across the United States from 2005 to 2018. In 2018, the total capacity of local jails across the United States was around 907,000.
Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 31, 2020). Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rated Capacity of Local Jails in The United States from 2005 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Rated capacity of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2018 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816393/local-jail-capacity-in-the-us/
