Inmates

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1995          202/307-0784

         STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS REPORT
        RECORD GROWTH DURING LAST 12 MONTHS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of state and
federal prison inmates grew by 89,404 during the
12 months ending June 30, 1995, the Department of
Justice announced today.  It was the largest one-
year population increase the...