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Key Statistics

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Total Correctional Population

The total correctional population consists of all offenders under the supervision of adult correctional systems, which includes offenders supervised in the community under the authority of probation or parole agencies and those held in state and federal prisons or local jails.

Date Modified: September 13, 2023
Date Created: May 11, 2021