Adults (18+)

     U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
     
     
     
     
     
     
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1997        202/633-3047
     
     
           
NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION
REACHED ALMOST 3.9 MILLION LAST YEAR
     
     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost 3.9 million
adult men and women were on probation or parole
at the end of 1996, an increase of about 128,000
during the year, the Justice Department reported
today.  The number of offenders...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1998             202/307-0784
         
ALMOST HALF OF ALL PROBATIONERS UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS
WHEN COMMITTING THEIR OFFENSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Almost half of the men
and women on probation in the United States were
under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at
the time of their criminal offense...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1997        202/307-0784


NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF ALL PROBATIONERS
HAD SOME RECENT CONTACT WITH THEIR PROBATION
OFFICERS

Almost 3.2 million Adults on Probation


     WASHINGTON -- Almost three-quarters of all
probationers had had some type of contact with
their probation officers during the month
before being surveyed, the Justice Department's
Bureau of Justice...

Crime in the United States and in England 
and Wales, 1981-96: Press release

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1998             202/307-0784
         
NEW REPORT COMPARES CRIME RATES IN THE UNITED
STATES WITH RATES IN ENGLAND AND WALES

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Robbery, assault,
burglary and motor vehicle theft rates are lower
in the United States than they are in...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1998               202/307-0784

NATION'S PROBATION AND PAROLE POPULATION
REACHED NEW HIGH LAST YEAR

     WASHINGTON,  D.C. -- More than 3.9 million
adult men and women--a new record--were
on probation or parole at the end of 1997, the
Justice Department's Bureau of  Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today.  The 2.9 percent increase
of about...

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SUNDAY,  AUGUST 22, 1999                                        202/307-0784 
                
         U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 5.9 MILLION OFFENDERS

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The combined federal, state and local
adult correctional population grew by 163,800 men and women during
1998 to reach a new high of 5.9 million people, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. 
This includes incarcerated inmates and probationers and...

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SUNDAY, JULY 23,  2000                          202/307-0784 
                


U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 6.3 MILLION MEN AND
WOMEN REPRESENTS 3.1 PERCENT OF THE ADULT U.S. POPULATION

     
     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The number of adult men and women
under the supervision of Federal, state and local
correctional authorities rose to a record 6.3 million in
1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today...

NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES NEW HIGH -- GROWS BY 126,400 DURING 2000 TO TOTAL 6.5 MILLION ADULTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's combined federal, state and local adult correctional population reached a new high of almost 6.5 million men and women in 2000, having grown by 126,400 men and women...

U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION REACHES 6.6 MILLION

One in 32 Adult Residents Incarcerated or Under Community Supervision

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The adult U.S. correctional population reached a record of almost 6.6 million men and women at the end of 2001, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. This was an...

MORE THAN 5.6 MILLION U.S. RESIDENTS HAVE SERVED OR ARE SERVING TIME IN STATE OR FEDERAL PRISONS

WASHINGTON, D.C.- More than 5.6 million adult U.S. residents were serving time or had previously served time in a state or federal prison as of the end of...

ONE IN EVERY 32 ADULTS NOW ON PROBATION, PAROLE OR INCARCERATED

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's correctional population reached a record of more than 6.7 million adult men and women by the end of 2002, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today...

ALMOST 6.9 MILLION ON PROBATION OR PAROLE OR INCARCERATED IN U.S. PRISONS OR JAILS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's combined federal, state and local adult correctional population reached a new record of almost 6.9 million men and women in 2003, an increase...

ALMOST 7 MILLION ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION BEHIND BARS OR ON PROBATION OR PAROLE IN THE COMMUNITY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The number of adults in prison, jail, or on probation or parole reached almost 7 million during 2004, the Department of Justice's Bureau of...

ONE IN EVERY 32 ADULTS WAS IN A PRISON, JAIL, ON PROBATION, OR ON PAROLE AT THE END OF 2005

WASHINGTON - As of last Dec. 31 there were 1,525,924 prisoners being held by state and federal correctional authorities, the...