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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
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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...