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| 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 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
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...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008 | Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241 |
| WWW.OJP.GOV | After hours: 781-308-3696 |
ONE IN EVERY 31 U.S. ADULTS WERE IN PRISON OR JAIL OR
ON PROBATION OR PAROLE IN 2007
WASHINGTON - More than 7.3 million men and women were under correctional supervision in the nation’s prisons or jails or on probation or parole...
