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Prisoners in 2022 – Statistical Tables

This report is the 97th in a series that began in 1926 and provides data on persons in state and federal prisons. The report provides counts of ...

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Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected Under the First Step Act, 2023

This is the fifth report as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; P.L. 115-391). It includes data on federal prisoners for calendar year 2022 provided to BJS by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). As required by the FSA, this report details...

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