This statistic shows number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type. In 2018, there were around 1.29 million people incarcerated in state prisons across the United States.
Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type
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Prison Policy Initiative. (March 24, 2020). Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type." Chart. March 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/
Prison Policy Initiative. (2020). Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of Incarcerated Persons in The United States in 2018, by Institution Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/
Prison Policy Initiative, Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by institution type [Graph], Prison Policy Initiative, March 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816572/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-institution/
