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Correctional Populations in the United States, 2012

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TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR

WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...

Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2009-11

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ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS AND JAILS ROSE
FROM 2009 TO 2011; SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS REMAINED STABLE

WASHINGTON – Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically...