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Prisoners in 2005 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2005

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006 www.bjs.gov
  Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
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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...

Prisoners in 2006 and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/ After hours: 301-983-9354

ONE IN EVERY 31 U.S. ADULTS WAS IN A PRISON OR JAIL OR ON PROBATION OR PAROLE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON - The U.S. adult correctional population, incarcerated or in the community, reached 7.2 million men and women, an...