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Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008 Contact: Sheila Jerusalem: 202-616-3227
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 202-598-3570

SLOWER GROWTH IN THE NATION’S PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS

WASHINGTON -- The growth in the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction slowed during the first six months of 2007, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. The...

Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children

IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008 Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241
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AN ESTIMATED 809,800 INMATES IN THE NATION'S PRISONS WERE PARENTS TO 1,706,600 MINOR CHILDREN AT MIDYEAR 2007

WASHINGTON - An estimated 809,800 prisoners of the 1,518,535 held in the nation's prison at midyear 2007 were parents of minor children, according to a report...

Jails in Indian Country, 2007

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9:00 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 781-308-3696

FOUR IN 10 INDIAN COUNTRY JAIL INMATES WERE HELD FOR A VIOLENT OFFENSE

WASHINGTON - At midyear 2007, an estimated 4 in 10 inmates in Indian country jails were confined for a violent offense, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...

Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008 - Statistical Tables and Jail Inmates at Midyear - Statistical Tables

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 Contact: Kara McCarthy 202-307-1241
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 781-308-3696

GROWTH IN PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS SLOWING:

16 States Report Declines in the Number of Prisoners

WASHINGTON - As of June 30, 2008, state and federal correctional authorities had jurisdiction or legal authority over 1,610,584 prisoners. Additionally, 785,556 inmates were held in...