NCJ Number
151168
Date Published
August 1994
Publication Series
Annotation
This BJS press release reports that the number of persons in State and Federal prisons exceeded 1 million for the first time on June 30, 1994.
Abstract
This BJS press release reports that the number of persons in State and Federal prisons exceeded 1 million for the first time on June 30, 1994. In a State-level table, the report provides 6- and 12- month growth rates and the current incarceration rate per 100,000 resident population. Graphs present 10-year growth and incarceration rates by sex and race.
Date Published: August 17, 1994