The number of inmates incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States has increased significantly between 1980 and 2019. There were 183,900 inmates in state prisons on drug offenses in the United States in 2019. The corresponding number in 1980 was 19,000.
Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level
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The Sentencing Project. (May 17, 2021). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. (2021). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of People Incarcerated for Drug Offenses in The United States in 1980 and 2019, by Institutional Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project, Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2019, by institutional level [Graph], The Sentencing Project, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
