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Correctional Populations in the United States, 2013

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014                                Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED BY LESS THAN 1 PERCENT FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

WASHINGTON – The number of persons under adult correctional supervision fell by 41,500 persons during 2013, dropping to 6.89 million by yearend, the Bureau of...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2010

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011            Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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NUMBER OF ADULTS ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION DECLINED DURING 2010 FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Rates of completion up for parolees and probationers since 2006

WASHINGTON – The number of adult offenders under community supervision on probation or on parole declined...

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2011

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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ONE IN 34 U.S. ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION IN 2011, LOWEST RATE SINCE 2000

WASHINGTON – About 6.98 million people were under some form of adult correctional supervision in the U.S. at yearend 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2011

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ After hours: (202) 598-0556

ONE IN 34 U.S. ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION IN 2011, LOWEST RATE SINCE 2000

WASHINGTON – About 6.98 million people were under some form of adult correctional supervision in the U.S. at yearend 2011, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice...