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Prisoners in 2013
Figure 1
Total state and federal prison populations, 19782013
Number of state prisoners
1,500,000
250,000
State prison population
1,200,000
200,000
900,000
150,000
Federal prison population
600,000
100,000
300,000
50,000
'78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
Note: Counts based on all prisoners under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 19782013.
BJS
HIGHLIGHTS
State and federal correctional facilities held an estimated
state prison population in 2012, the most recent year for which
data were available.
Table 1
Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 20032013
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013b
Percent change
Average annual, 20032012
20122013
Total
1,468,601
1,497,100
1,525,910
1,568,674
1,596,835
1,608,282
1,615,487
1,613,803
1,598,968
1,570,397
1,574,741
0.7%
0.3
Federala
173,059
180,328
187,618
193,046
199,618
201,280
208,118
209,771
216,362
217,815
215,866
2.2%
-0.9
State
1,295,542
1,316,772
1,338,292
1,375,628
1,397,217
1,407,002
1,407,369
1,404,032
1,382,606
1,352,582
1,358,875
0.5%
0.5
Male
1,367,755
1,392,278
1,418,392
1,456,366
1,482,524
1,493,670
1,502,002
1,500,936
1,487,561
1,461,625
1,463,454
0.7%
0.1
Female
100,846
104,822
107,518
112,308
114,311
114,612
113,485
112,867
111,407
108,772
111,287
1.0%
2.3
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held.
aIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
bTotal and state estimates include imputed counts for Nevada. In addition, Alaska did not submit sex-specific jurisdiction counts to NPS in 2013. See Methodology for
imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20032013.
Table 2
Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, by sex, December 31, 2012 and 2013
Jurisdiction
U.S. totala,b
Federalc
Statea,b
Alabama
Alaskab,d
Arizona
Arkansase
California
Colorado
Connecticutd
Delawared
Florida
Georgia
Hawaiid
Idaho
Illinoisf
Indianag
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevadah
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahomag
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islandd
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermontd
Virginiag
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsing
Wyoming
Total
1,570,397
217,815
1,352,582
32,431
5,633
40,080
14,654
134,534
20,462
17,530
6,914
101,930
55,457
5,831
7,985
49,348
28,831
8,733
9,682
22,110
40,172
2,108
21,522
11,308
43,636
9,938
22,319
31,247
3,609
4,705
12,883
2,790
23,225
6,727
54,210
37,136
1,512
50,876
25,225
14,840
51,125
3,318
22,388
3,650
28,411
166,372
6,962
2,034
37,044
17,271
7,070
22,600
2,204
2012
Male
1,461,625
203,766
1,257,859
29,782
4,934
36,447
13,594
128,436
18,739
16,312
6,348
94,945
51,868
5,143
6,977
46,599
26,265
7,949
8,952
19,425
37,783
1,944
20,646
10,549
41,647
9,228
20,652
28,544
3,210
4,352
11,845
2,583
22,164
6,096
51,963
34,675
1,341
47,008
22,728
13,609
48,380
3,128
21,051
3,227
26,048
152,823
6,323
1,907
34,150
15,934
6,265
21,375
1,966
Female
108,772
14,049
94,723
2,649
699
3,633
1,060
6,098
1,723
1,218
566
6,985
3,589
688
1,008
2,749
2,566
784
730
2,685
2,389
164
876
759
1,989
710
1,667
2,703
399
353
1,038
207
1,061
631
2,247
2,461
171
3,868
2,497
1,231
2,745
190
1,337
423
2,363
13,549
639
127
2,894
1,337
805
1,225
238
Total
1,574,741
215,866
1,358,875
32,381
5,081
41,104
17,235
135,981
20,371
17,563
7,004
103,028
54,004
5,632
7,549
48,653
29,913
8,697
9,763
21,030
39,299
2,173
21,335
10,950
43,759
10,289
21,969
31,537
3,642
5,026
13,056
3,018
22,452
6,849
53,550
36,922
1,513
51,729
27,547
15,362
50,312
3,361
22,060
3,651
28,521
168,280
7,075
2,078
36,982
17,984
6,824
22,471
2,310
2013
Male
1,463,454
201,697
1,261,757
29,660
4,450
37,332
15,904
129,684
18,556
16,328
6,405
95,757
50,445
4,972
6,523
45,737
27,078
7,983
9,026
18,717
37,071
2,013
20,410
10,143
41,700
9,566
20,352
28,755
3,230
4,656
11,971
2,781
21,427
6,195
51,193
34,430
1,356
47,579
24,769
14,066
47,668
3,169
20,669
3,209
26,069
154,450
6,413
1,924
34,133
16,535
6,016
21,232
2,050
Female
111,287
14,169
97,118
2,721
631
3,772
1,331
6,297
1,815
1,235
599
7,271
3,559
660
1,026
2,916
2,835
714
737
2,313
2,228
160
925
807
2,059
723
1,617
2,782
412
370
1,085
237
1,025
654
2,357
2,492
157
4,150
2,778
1,296
2,644
192
1,391
442
2,452
13,830
662
154
2,849
1,449
808
1,239
260
Total
0.3%
-0.9%
0.5%
-0.2
-9.8
2.6
-1.1
-0.4
0.2
1.3
1.1
-2.6
-3.4
-5.5
---0.4
0.8
-4.9
-2.2
3.1
-0.9
-3.2
0.3
3.5
-1.6
0.9
0.9
6.8
-8.2
-3.3
1.8
-1.2
-0.6
0.1
1.7
-3.5
-1.6
1.3
-1.5
0.0
0.4
1.1
1.6
2.2
-4.1
-3.5
-4.8
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. As of December 31, 2001,
sentenced felons from the District of Columbia were the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
--Not calculated.
aIncludes imputed counts for Nevada. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
bAlaska did not submit sex-specific jurisdiction counts to NPS in 2013. See Methodology.
cIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
dPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
eChanges to Arkansas parole system in 2013 contributed to higher counts of inmates under jurisdiction.
fState did not submit 2012 NPS data. See Methodology.
gCounts for 2013 are not comparable to earlier years due to a change in reporting methodology. See Jurisdiction notes for more detail.
hState did not submit 2013 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20122013.
Table 3
Sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 20032013
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013b
Percent change
Average annual, 20032012
20122013
Total
1,408,361
1,433,728
1,462,866
1,504,598
1,532,851
1,547,742
1,553,574
1,552,669
1,538,847
1,511,497
1,516,879
0.7%
0.4
Federala
151,919
159,137
166,173
173,533
179,204
182,333
187,886
190,641
197,050
196,574
195,098
2.5%
-0.8
State
1,256,442
1,274,591
1,296,693
1,331,065
1,353,647
1,365,409
1,365,688
1,362,028
1,341,797
1,314,923
1,321,781
0.5%
0.5
Male
1,315,790
1,337,730
1,364,178
1,401,261
1,427,088
1,441,384
1,448,239
1,447,766
1,435,141
1,410,208
1,412,745
0.7%
0.2
Female
92,571
95,998
98,688
103,337
105,763
106,358
105,335
104,903
103,706
101,289
104,134
1.2%
2.8
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. Counts are based on prisoners
with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials.
aIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
bTotal and state estimates include imputed counts for Nevada. In addition, Alaska did not submit sex-specific counts or sentence length data to NPS in 2013. See Methodology
for imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20032013.
Table 4
Sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, by sex, December 31, 2012 and 2013
Jurisdiction
U.S. totala,b
Federalc
Statea,b
Alabama
Alaskab,d
Arizona
Arkansase
California
Colorado
Connecticutd
Delawared
Florida
Georgia
Hawaiid
Idaho
Illinoisf
Indianag
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevadaf,h
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahomag
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islandd
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermontd
Virginiag
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsing
Wyoming
Total
1,511,497
196,574
1,314,923
31,437
2,974
38,402
14,615
134,211
20,462
11,961
4,129
101,930
53,990
3,819
7,985
49,348
28,822
8,686
9,398
21,466
40,170
1,932
21,281
9,999
43,594
9,938
21,426
31,244
3,609
4,594
12,761
2,790
23,225
6,574
54,073
34,983
1,512
50,876
24,830
14,801
50,918
1,999
21,725
3,644
28,411
157,900
6,960
1,516
37,044
17,254
7,027
20,474
2,204
2012
Male
1,410,208
184,258
1,225,950
28,915
2,690
35,065
13,567
128,180
18,739
11,314
3,913
94,945
50,510
3,439
6,977
46,599
26,256
7,917
8,724
18,919
37,781
1,797
20,410
9,567
41,605
9,228
19,884
28,541
3,210
4,255
11,723
2,583
22,164
5,954
51,846
32,846
1,341
47,008
22,369
13,574
48,219
1,916
20,485
3,221
26,048
146,292
6,321
1,443
34,150
15,920
6,235
19,379
1,966
Female
101,289
12,316
88,973
2,522
284
3,337
1,048
6,031
1,723
647
216
6,985
3,480
380
1,008
2,749
2,566
769
674
2,547
2,389
135
871
432
1,989
710
1,542
2,703
399
339
1,038
207
1,061
620
2,227
2,137
171
3,868
2,461
1,227
2,699
83
1,240
423
2,363
11,608
639
73
2,894
1,334
792
1,095
238
Total
1,516,879
195,098
1,321,781
31,354
2,682
39,062
17,159
135,981
20,371
12,162
4,112
103,028
53,478
3,618
7,549
48,653
29,905
8,654
9,506
20,330
39,298
1,972
20,988
9,643
43,704
10,289
20,742
31,537
3,642
4,929
12,915
2,848
22,452
6,687
53,428
35,181
1,513
51,729
25,496
15,180
50,083
2,039
21,443
3,641
28,521
160,295
7,071
1,575
36,982
17,947
6,812
21,285
2,310
2013
Male
1,412,745
182,378
1,230,367
28,787
2,426
35,675
15,840
129,684
18,556
11,494
3,879
95,757
49,953
3,271
6,523
45,737
27,070
7,951
8,815
18,147
37,070
1,836
20,101
9,200
41,645
9,566
19,337
28,755
3,230
4,569
11,830
2,636
21,427
6,047
51,091
32,942
1,356
47,579
22,837
13,895
47,480
1,960
20,147
3,200
26,069
148,294
6,409
1,479
34,133
16,505
6,011
20,116
2,050
Female
104,134
12,720
91,414
2,567
256
3,387
1,319
6,297
1,815
668
233
7,271
3,525
347
1,026
2,916
2,835
703
691
2,183
2,228
136
887
443
2,059
723
1,405
2,782
412
360
1,085
212
1,025
640
2,337
2,239
157
4,150
2,659
1,285
2,603
79
1,296
441
2,452
12,001
662
96
2,849
1,442
801
1,169
260
Total
0.4%
-0.8%
0.5%
-0.3
-9.8
1.7
-1.3
-0.4
1.7
-0.4
1.1
-0.9
-5.3
-5.5
---0.4
1.1
-5.3
-2.2
2.1
-1.4
-3.6
0.3
3.5
-3.2
0.9
0.9
7.3
-2.1
-3.3
1.7
-1.2
0.6
0.1
1.7
-2.6
-1.6
2.0
-1.3
-0.1
0.4
1.5
1.6
3.9
-4.0
-3.1
-4.8
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. Counts are based on prisoners
with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials. As of December 31, 2001, sentenced felons from the District of Columbia
were the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
--Not calculated.
aIncludes imputed counts for Nevada. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
bAlaska did not submit sex-specific counts or sentence length data in 2013. See Methodology.
cIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
dPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
eChanges to Arkansas parole system in 2013 contributed to higher counts of inmates under jurisdiction.
fState did not submit 2012 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
gCounts for 2013 are not comparable to earlier years due to a change in reporting methodology. See Jurisdiction notes for more detail.
hState did not submit 2013 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20122013.
Table 5
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31,
20032013
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013d
Percent change
Average annual, 20032012
20122013
Totala
483
487
492
501
506
506
504
500
492
480
478
-0.1%
-0.3
1.7%
-1.4
-0.3%
-0.1
-0.1%
-0.5
Femalea
62
64
65
68
69
69
67
66
65
63
65
0.4%
2.1
-0.4%
-0.8
0.1%
1.9
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. Counts are based on prisoners
with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials.
aImprisonment rate per 100,000 U.S. residents of all ages. These rates are comparable to those in previously published BJS reports.
bIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
cImprisonment rate per 100,000 U.S. residents age 18 or older.
dTotal and state estimates include imputed counts for Nevada. In addition, Alaska did not submit sex-specific counts or sentence length data in 2013. See Methodology for
imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20032013, U.S. Census Bureau, resident population estimates for January 1 of the following calendar
year provided to BJS.
Table 6
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities per 100,000 U.S.
residents, by sex, December 31, 2012 and 2013
Jurisdiction
U.S. totalc,d,e
Federalf
Statec,d,e
Alabama
Alaskad,e,g
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticutg
Delawareg
Florida
Georgia
Hawaiig
Idaho
Illinoish
Indianai
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevadah,j
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahomai
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islandg
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermontg
Virginiai
Washingtonf
West Virginia
Wisconsini
Wyoming
Totala
480
62
417
650
405
583
494
351
392
333
448
524
542
273
499
-440
282
325
489
870
145
360
199
441
184
717
518
358
247
-211
261
315
276
357
213
440
648
378
398
190
458
434
438
601
242
242
451
249
378
357
379
Malea
909
119
790
1,234
702
1,070
934
674
715
645
877
999
1,037
487
871
-814
518
606
875
1,673
276
713
395
857
344
1,370
965
633
459
-396
511
576
545
688
372
832
1,178
700
772
376
888
765
824
1,121
437
468
845
460
681
680
663
2012
Femalea
63
8
56
101
81
101
70
31
66
35
46
70
68
55
126
-77
49
46
114
101
20
29
15
39
26
100
88
80
36
-31
23
59
22
43
49
65
127
62
41
15
51
101
71
88
45
23
69
38
84
38
84
Total adultb
626
81
545
847
544
773
651
463
514
426
577
661
723
349
680
-581
368
433
637
1,148
181
466
252
571
241
954
674
459
328
-266
338
417
352
466
274
572
858
485
506
239
593
575
570
820
351
302
582
323
477
463
496
Totala
478
61
417
647
364
586
578
353
384
338
442
524
533
257
466
377
454
279
328
462
847
148
353
192
441
189
692
521
357
263
-215
252
321
271
356
211
446
659
385
391
194
447
428
438
602
242
251
446
256
367
370
395
Malea
904
117
787
1,225
-1,077
1,087
677
697
654
863
995
1,020
459
805
722
834
517
610
837
1,633
282
697
380
856
354
1,328
968
631
489
-403
492
585
534
683
371
839
1,191
712
759
384
863
749
821
1,120
436
478
837
472
656
704
687
2013
Femalea
65
8
57
103
-101
87
33
69
36
49
72
69
50
127
44
85
45
48
98
94
20
29
15
41
26
91
90
81
38
-32
22
61
23
44
44
70
136
65
40
15
53
104
73
90
46
30
68
41
85
40
91
Total adultb
623
80
542
840
489
775
760
464
502
431
566
659
710
328
634
492
597
364
437
600
1,114
185
456
242
570
247
918
676
458
349
-270
325
423
345
463
273
578
873
492
497
243
577
568
568
819
350
312
575
332
462
478
517
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. Counts are based on prisoners
with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials. As of December 31, 2001, sentenced felons from the District of Columbia are
the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
aImprisonment rate per 100,000 U.S. residents of all ages.
bImprisonment rate per 100,000 U.S. residents age 18 or older.
cIncludes imputed counts for Nevada. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
dAlaska did not submit sex-specific counts in 2013. See Methodology.
eAlaska did not submit sentence length data in 2013. See Methodology.
fIncludes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.
gPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
hState did not submit 2012 NPS data. See Methodology.
iCounts for 2013 are not comparable to earlier years due to a change in reporting methodology. See Jurisdiction notes for more detail.
jState did not submit 2013 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20122013; and U.S. Census Bureau, resident population estimates for January 1 of the following
calendar year.
Table 7
Sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin,
December 31, 2013
Age
Totald
1819
2024
2529
3034
3539
4044
4549
5054
5559
6064
65 or older
Total number of
sentenced prisoners
Totala
100%
1.0%
11.4
15.3
16.7
13.9
12.5
10.8
8.4
4.9
2.5
2.1
Total malea,b
100%
1.1%
11.4
15.2
16.6
13.9
12.5
10.8
8.5
5.0
2.6
2.2
Whitec
100%
0.6%
8.6
13.2
15.1
12.7
13.0
12.2
10.4
6.4
3.7
3.8
Male
Blackc
100%
1.3%
13.0
15.5
16.8
14.1
12.2
10.5
8.2
4.6
2.1
1.2
Hispanic
100%
1.3%
12.7
17.2
18.6
15.5
12.3
9.1
6.3
3.6
1.8
1.4
Otherb,c
100%
1.1%
12.4
17.2
17.9
14.2
12.4
9.5
7.0
4.0
2.1
1.8
Total femalea,b
100%
0.6%
10.2
17.3
18.3
14.4
13.2
11.3
7.7
3.8
1.7
1.2
Whitec
100%
0.4%
8.7
16.6
18.4
14.5
13.7
11.7
8.2
3.9
2.0
1.4
Female
Blackc
100%
0.9%
11.3
16.5
16.9
13.9
13.4
12.1
7.8
4.3
1.7
0.9
Hispanic
100%
1.1%
12.5
20.5
19.9
14.8
11.4
9.1
5.7
2.8
1.1
1.1
Otherb,c
100%
0.8%
10.9
20.2
21.0
14.3
11.8
9.2
6.7
3.4
1.7
0.8
1,516,879
1,412,745
454,100
526,000
314,600
118,100
104,134
51,500
23,100
17,600
11,900
Note: Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of state or federal correctional officials over a prisoner, regardless of where the prisoner is held. Counts are based on prisoners
with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials. Nevada did not submit 2013 data to NPS and Alaska did not submit sexspecific counts or sentence length data in 2013. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
aDetail may not sum to total due to rounding, inclusion of inmates age 17 or younger in the total count, and missing race or Hispanic origin data.
bIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, persons of two or more races, or additional racial categories in reporting information
systems.
cExcludes persons of Hispanic or Latino orgin.
dIncludes persons age 17 or younger.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2013; Federal Justice Statistics Program, 20122013; National Corrections Reporting Program, 2012;
and Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004.
Table 8
Imprisonment rate of sentenced state and federal prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age,
December 31, 2013
Age
Totalc
1819
2024
2529
3034
3539
4044
4549
5054
5559
6064
65 or older
Total number of
sentenced prisoners
Totala
478
181
755
1,067
1,187
1,071
917
782
567
348
208
70
Total malea
904
340
1,382
1,937
2,183
1,994
1,713
1,464
1,082
679
415
153
Whiteb
466
115
601
954
1,104
1,009
938
827
615
389
252
108
Male
Blackb
2,805
1,092
3,956
5,730
6,746
6,278
5,244
4,486
3,382
2,132
1,269
406
Hispanic
1,134
412
1,617
2,289
2,529
2,321
2,007
1,700
1,382
1,016
714
301
Othera,b
963
344
1,472
2,082
2,257
1,951
1,730
1,495
1,171
750
497
206
Total femalea
65
14
95
168
180
151
131
112
70
36
19
5
Whiteb
51
7
73
140
156
133
113
90
54
26
14
4
Female
Blackb
113
33
154
260
277
240
224
202
128
72
34
7
Hispanic
66
17
100
173
169
133
107
99
72
44
25
8
Othera,b
90
24
131
232
235
178
144
135
94
52
27
8
1,516,879
1,412,745
454,100
526,000
314,600
118,100
104,134
51,500
23,100
17,600
11,900
Note: Counts based on prisoners with sentences of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional officials. Imprisonment rate is the number of
prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction with a sentence of more than a year per 100,000 U.S. residents of corresponding sex, age, and race or Hispanic origin. Resident
population estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau for January 1 of the following year. Nevada did not submit 2013 data to NPS, and Alaska did not submit sex-specific
counts or sentence length data in 2013. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, persons of two or more races, or additional racial categories in the reporting information
systems.
bExcludes persons of Hispanic or Latino orgin.
cIncludes persons age 17 or younger.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2013; Federal Justice Statistics Program, 2013; National Corrections Reporting Program, 2012; Survey
of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2004; and U.S. Census Bureau, resident population estimates for January 1, 2014.
Wisconsin (up 18%). Among the five states with the largest
sentenced prison populations at yearend 2013, four had an
increase in admissions and one experienced a decline between
2012 and 2013: California (up 4,000), Georgia (up 3,700),
Florida (up 1,300), Texas (up 1,000), and New York (down 300
entries). Idaho (down 19%), Hawaii (down 9%), and South
Dakota (down 7%). experienced the largest percentage declines
in prison admissions from 2012 to 2013.
Compared to admissions, fewer states (24) had increases in
the number of inmates released from 2012 to 2013. Georgia
released 4,200 more inmates in 2013 than 2012 (up 30%), while
Washington had 2,700 more releases (up 15%) and North
Carolina had an additional 1,500 releases (up 12%). However,
25 states and the BOP experienced declines in releases
from prison between 2012 and 2013. California released
11,100 fewer prisoners (down 23%) after its large increase
in releases in 2011 and 2012 as a result of the states Public
Safety Realignment, and Texas released 8,000 fewer prisoners
(down 10%).
Table 9
Admissions and releases of sentenced prisoners, 2012 and 2013
2012
Jurisdiction
Total
U.S. total
608,442
Federal
55,938
State
552,504
Alabama
11,203
Alaskag
3,906
Arizona
12,970
Arkansash
5,782
California
34,294
Colorado
9,409
Connecticutg
5,659
Delawareg
3,017
Florida
32,265
Georgia
15,743
Hawaiig
1,524
Idaho
4,568
Illinoisi
30,877
Indiana
18,694
Iowa
4,877
Kansas
5,060
Kentucky
15,399
Louisiana
17,325
Maine
846
Maryland
9,396
Massachusetts
2,635
Michigan
13,888
Minnesota
7,412
Mississippi
8,559
Missouri
18,216
Montana
2,020
Nebraska
2,761
Nevadaj
4,929
New Hampshire
1,696
New Jersey
9,976
New Mexico
3,580
New York
23,065
North Carolina
12,098
North Dakota
1,160
Ohio
21,529
Oklahoma
7,697
Oregon
5,376
Pennsylvania
18,492
Rhode Islandg
868
South Carolina
6,802
South Dakota
1,986
Tennessee
13,922
Texas
75,378
Utah
3,142
Vermontg
1,912
Virginia
11,727
Washington
18,232
Admissionsa
2013 Percent change, 2013 New court 2013 Parole
Total 20122013
commitmentsc violationsc,d
631,168
3.7%
450,150
164,065
53,664
-4.1%
48,818
4,845
577,504
4.5%
401,332
159,220
11,265
0.6
9,191
1,105
3,906
-/
/
13,538
4.4
11,069
2,357
8,987
55.4
2,725
3,964
38,295
11.7
31,895
6,400
10,137
7.7
5,379
4,741
5,492
-3.0
4,597
827
3,142
4.1
2,798
321
33,613
4.2
32,373
105
19,478
23.7
17,594
1,878
1,380
-9.4
758
622
3,719
-18.6
3,539
180
30,959
0.3
21,761
9,026
19,161
2.5
10,290
8,577
5,159
5.8
3,826
1,325
5,220
3.2
3,719
1,435
15,834
2.8
9,733
5,855
16,770
-3.2
11,958
4,774
929
9.8
607
322
9,223
-1.8
5,579
3,640
2,567
-2.6
2,290
236
14,417
3.8
7,845
3,417
7,687
3.7
4,901
2,786
8,105
-5.3
5,972
1,915
18,983
4.2
10,243
8,737
2,382
17.9
1,826
556
2,922
5.8
2,255
586
5,855
18.8
4,817
1,018
1,659
-2.2
861
798
9,802
-1.7
7,203
2,598
3,567
-0.4
2,453
1,114
22,740
-1.4
13,441
9,206
14,077
16.4
12,721
1,356
1,222
5.3
684
536
21,998
2.2
19,086
2,899
8,019
4.2
5,618
2,401
5,532
2.9
3,823
1,499
20,455
10.6
11,479
8,201
810
-6.7
659
151
6,431
-5.5
5,162
1,259
1,842
-7.3
1,059
781
13,803
-0.9
8,274
5,521
76,488
1.5
49,825
24,188
3,094
-1.5
1,963
1,131
1,858
-2.8
662
1,196
11,636
-0.8
11,531
105
21,426
17.5
8,106
13,315
Releasesb
2012
2013 Percent change, 2013
Total
Total 20122013
Unconditionalc,e
636,715 623,337
-2.1%
173,824
56,037 54,785
-2.2%
53,793
580,678 568,552
-2.1%
120,031
11,253 11,488
2.1
3,840
3,774
3,774
-/
13,000 12,931
-0.5
2,108
6,298
6,541
3.9
327
47,454 36,353
-23.4
/
10,919 10,220
-6.4
1,454
6,014
5,177
-13.9
2,910
4,012
4,251
6.0
261
33,661 32,855
-2.4
20,736
14,021 18,226
30.0
6,158
1,631
1,615
-1.0
293
4,617
3,761
-18.5
509
30,108 31,370
4.2
4,460
18,555 17,959
-3.2
1,534
5,221
5,202
-0.4
1,150
4,795
5,133
7.0
1,454
16,215 16,871
4.0
1,237
17,104 17,646
3.2
1,393
1,108
971
-12.4
587
10,347
9,504
-8.1
1,311
2,871
2,855
-0.6
2,062
13,199 14,307
8.4
898
7,730
7,808
1.0
926
7,725
8,201
6.2
1,329
17,957 18,790
4.6
1,621
2,089
2,347
12.4
297
2,688
2,583
-3.9
761
5,556
4,903
-11.8
1,867
1,555
1,633
5.0
75
10,817 10,766
-0.5
6,234
3,371
3,345
-0.8
926
24,224 23,382
-3.5
2,541
12,327 13,829
12.2
6,341
1,069
1,173
9.7
158
21,628 21,235
-1.8
9,092
6,947
7,374
6.1
3,804
5,023
5,048
0.5
24
18,805 19,632
4.4
3,690
967
885
-8.5
614
7,309
6,716
-8.1
2,709
1,959
1,820
-7.1
268
15,955 16,348
2.5
5,034
82,130 74,093
-9.8
10,661
3,063
2,988
-2.4
1,034
1,963
1,752
-10.7
272
11,568 11,880
2.7
1,024
18,181 20,861
14.7
2,353
2013
Conditionalc,f
399,388
461
398,927
7,498
/
10,106
6,158
/
8,609
2,237
3,918
11,776
11,954
802
3,242
26,742
16,367
4,002
3,651
15,593
16,066
380
8,108
763
11,168
6,862
6,727
17,041
2,037
1,799
3,009
1,549
4,293
2,403
20,550
7,412
1,008
12,003
3,476
4,828
15,773
270
3,931
1,544
11,233
61,581
1,929
1,474
10,741
18,458
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TABLE 9 (continued)
Admissions and releases of sentenced prisoners, 2012 and 2013
Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Wisconsink
Wyoming
2012
Total
3,525
6,200
907
Admissionsa
2013 Percent change, 2013 New court 2013 Parole
Total 20122013
commitmentsc,d violationsc,d
3,573
1.4
1,729
1,393
7,343
-4,645
2,671
1,004
10.7
808
196
2012
Total
3,293
7,724
878
Releasesb
2013 Percent change, 2013
2013
Total 20122013
Unconditionald,e,f Conditionald,e,g
3,780
14.8
1,134
2,104
5,475
-287
5,134
895
1.9
273
618
Note: Counts based on prisoners with a sentence of more than 1 year As of December 31, 2001, sentenced felons from the District of Columbia were the responsibility of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
/Not reported.
--Not calculated.
aExcludes transfers, escapes, and those absent without leave (AWOL), and includes other conditional release violators, returns from appeal or bond, and other admissions. See
Methodology.
bExcludes transfers, escapes, and those absent without leave (AWOL), and includes deaths, releases to appeal or bond, and other releases. See Methodology.
cU.S. and state totals by type of admission and release exclude counts for Alaska and California. See Jurisdiction notes.
dIncludes all conditional release violators returned to prison for either violations of conditions of release or for new crimes.
eIncludes expirations of sentence, commutations, and other unconditional releases.
fIncludes releases to probation, supervised mandatory releases, and other unspecified conditional releases.
gPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
hThe increase in the number of parole revocations for technical violations for 2013 is due to changes to the Arkansas parole system. See Jurisdiction notes.
iState did not submit 2012 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
jState did not submit 2013 or 2012 NPS data. See Methodology for imputation strategy.
kCounts for 2013 are not comparable to earlier years due to a change in reporting methodology.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20122013.
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Table 10
California state prison custody population, facility
operational and design capacities, and percent capacity,
December 31, 20002013
Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Percent change
Average annual,
20032012
20122013
Design
capacity
80,467
79,957
80,587
80,487
80,890
87,250
83,551
82,936
84,066
84,056
84,181
84,130
84,130
86,054
0.4%
2.3
Custody
Custody population as a
population percent of design capacity
152,859
190.0%
149,654
187.2
152,225
188.9
155,657
193.4
158,307
195.7
162,545
186.3
166,445
199.2
162,841
196.3
158,931
189.1
160,866
191.4
152,575
181.2
138,274
164.4
123,090
146.3
122,798
142.7
-1.8%
-0.2
Note: Counts based on all inmates in physical custody of California state prisons
and camps, regardless of sentence length. These may differ from previously
published custody counts due to the exclusion of private prison beds from the
custody population in this table.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program,
20002013; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation monthly
population reports, December 31, 2000-2013, http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_
Research/Offender_Information_Services_Branch/Monthly/Monthly_Tpop1a_
Archive.html, accessed August 12, 2014.
1Offenses
12
are from the June 2013 Statewide Prison Census, the December 2012
Statewide Prison Census, and the June 2007 Statewide Prison Census
accessed on the CDCR website (http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/
Offender_Information_Services_Branch/Annual/CensusArchive.html),
accessed May 29, 2014.
Table 11
California state prisoners serving enhanced sentences or sentences of life or death, June 2007June 2013
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Month
June
December
June
December
June
December
June
December
June
December
June
December
June
Death
639
639
650
654
666
675
687
697
715
718
723
725
734
Percent of prisoners
serving enhanced or
life/death sentences
40.4%
40.9
41.2
41.4
42.1
42.3
43.4
44.5
44.9
48.7
53.2
54.8
55.3
*May differ from counts submitted to National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program due to differences in methodology.
Source: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation quarterly Statewide Prison Census reports, http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Offender_
Information_Services_Branch/Annual/CensusArchive.html, accessed May 29, 2014.
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Table 12
Prisoners held in the custody of private prisons and local jails, December 31, 2012 and 2013
Jurisdiction
U.S. total
Federalb
State
Alabama
Alaskac,d
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticutc
Delawarec
Florida
Georgia
Hawaiic
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevadae
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islandc
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermontc
Virginiaf
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
2012
137,220
40,446
96,774
538
1,733
6,435
0
608
3,939
817
0
11,701
7,900
1,636
2,725
/
4,251
0
83
812
2,956
0
27
0
0
0
4,334
0
1,418
0
/
0
2,717
2,999
0
30
0
5,343
6,423
0
1,219
0
16
15
5,165
18,617
0
504
1,559
0
0
18
236
2012
83,501
795
82,706
2,382
0
0
584
0
134
0
0
1,197
4,896
0
467
/
797
0
0
8,487
21,571
72
178
196
42
614
6,528
0
488
32
/
43
109
0
0
0
106
0
2,373
0
489
0
374
64
8,618
10,814
1,574
0
7,389
279
1,735
70
4
Note: As of December 31, 2001, sentenced felons from the District of Columbia are the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
/Not reported.
--Not calculated.
~Not applicable.
aIncludes prisoners held in the jurisdictions own private facilities, as well as private facilities in another state.
bIncludes federal prisoners held in nonsecure, privately operated facilities (9,255), as well as prisoners on home confinement (3,076).
cPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
dDuring 2013, all Alaska prison inmates held in out-of-state private facilities were moved to a new in-state public facility.
eNevada did not submit 2012 or 2013 NPS data. See Methodology.
fCount is not comparable to previous years due to a change in reporting methodology for inmates in local jails in 2013.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20122013.
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Table 13
Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense and sex, race, and Hispanic origin, December 31, 2012
Most serious offense
Total
Violent
Murderc
Manslaughter
Rape/sexual assault
Robbery
Aggravated or simple assault
Other violent
Property
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Fraud
Other property
Drug
Drug possession
Other drugd
Public-ordere
Other/unspecifiedf
Total number of sentenced inmates
Total inmatesa
100%
53.8%
12.7
1.3
12.2
13.7
10.7
3.2
18.8%
9.9
3.7
0.9
2.0
2.2
16.0%
3.7
12.2
10.7%
0.8%
1,314,900
Male
100%
55.0%
12.8
1.3
13.0
14.0
10.8
3.2
18.1%
10.2
3.3
0.9
1.5
2.2
15.4%
3.5
11.8
10.8%
0.7%
1,225,900
Female
100%
37.1%
11.1
2.5
2.3
8.7
8.9
3.7
28.2%
6.9
9.1
0.8
8.4
3.0
24.6%
6.7
17.9
8.9%
1.2%
89,000
Whiteb
100%
49.3%
9.9
1.6
17.0
8.2
9.3
3.3
24.5%
12.0
5.2
1.2
2.9
3.2
14.0%
4.0
10.0
11.6%
0.6%
462,600
Blackb
100%
58.3%
13.7
1.0
8.0
20.4
11.5
3.6
16.0%
9.4
3.2
0.5
1.4
1.4
15.9%
4.0
11.9
9.5%
0.3%
498,100
Hispanic
100%
59.9%
14.9
1.2
13.2
13.4
13.6
3.6
12.9%
8.0
1.9
1.0
0.8
1.2
15.1%
4.2
11.0
11.5%
0.5%
271,700
Othera,b
100%
58.8%
17.0
1.9
12.6
10.0
13.2
4.1
17.3%
8.6
3.3
1.6
2.1
1.9
11.7%
3.7
8.0
11.5%
0.7%
82,500
Note: Estimates are based on state prisoners with a sentence of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state correctional officials. Detail may not sum to total due to
rounding and missing offense data. See Methodology.
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, persons of two or more races, or additional racial categories in reporting information
systems.
bExcludes persons of Hispanic or Latino origin and persons of two or more races.
cIncludes nonnegligent manslaughter.
dIncludes trafficking and other drug offenses.
eIncludes weapons, drunk driving, and court offenses; commercialized vice, morals, and decency offenses; and liquor law violations and other public-order offenses.
fIncludes juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program and National Corrections Reporting Program, 2012; and Survey of Inmates in State Correctional
Facilities, 2004.
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Table 14
Estimated sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense and sex, race, and Hispanic origin, December 31, 2012
Most serious offense
Total
Violent
Murderc
Manslaughter
Rape/sexual assault
Robbery
Aggravated or simple assault
Other violent
Property
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Fraud
Other property
Drug
Drug possession
Other drugd
Public-ordere
Other/unspecifiedf
Total inmatesa
1,314,900
707,500
166,800
17,700
160,900
179,500
140,100
42,500
247,100
130,700
49,100
11,800
26,300
29,200
210,200
49,100
161,100
140,200
10,000
Male
1,225,900
674,300
156,900
15,500
158,800
171,700
132,100
39,200
222,100
124,500
41,000
11,100
19,000
26,500
188,400
43,200
145,200
132,200
8,900
Female
89,000
33,100
9,800
2,200
2,000
7,700
7,900
3,300
25,100
6,100
8,100
700
7,400
2,700
21,900
6,000
15,900
7,900
1,100
Whiteb
462,600
228,100
45,800
7,500
78,500
37,900
43,200
15,300
113,400
55,500
24,100
5,300
13,500
14,900
64,800
18,400
46,400
53,500
2,800
Blackb
498,100
290,300
68,400
5,200
40,100
101,500
57,100
18,000
79,600
46,900
15,900
2,500
7,200
7,100
79,300
19,900
59,400
47,300
1,500
Hispanic
271,700
162,900
40,400
3,300
35,900
36,500
36,800
9,900
35,100
21,700
5,200
2,800
2,200
3,300
41,100
11,300
29,800
31,300
1,300
Othera,b
82,500
48,600
14,000
1,600
10,400
8,300
10,900
3,400
14,300
7,100
2,700
1,300
1,700
1,500
9,600
3,000
6,600
9,500
600
Note: Estimates are based on state prisoners with a sentence of more than a year under the jurisdiction of state correctional officials. Detail may not sum to total due to
rounding and missing offense data. See Methodology.
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, persons of two or more races, or additional racial categories in reporting information
systems.
bExcludes persons of Hispanic or Latino origin and persons of two or more races.
cIncludes nonnegligent manslaughter.
dIncludes trafficking and other drug offenses.
eIncludes weapons, drunk driving, and court offenses; commercialized vice, morals, and decency offenses; and liquor law violations and other public-order offenses.
fIncludes juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program and National Corrections Reporting Program, 2012; and Survey of Inmates in State Correctional
Facilities, 2004.
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Table 15
Estimated sentenced prisoners under the custody of federal correctional authorities, by offense, September 30, 20012013
Most serious offense
Total
Violent
Homicidea
Robbery
Other violent
Property
Burglary
Fraud
Other property
Drugb
Public-order
Immigration
Weapons
Other
Other/unspecifiedc
2001
137,574
14,000
1,900
9,200
2,900
10,200
600
6,200
3,400
77,000
35,500
14,800
12,100
8,500
800
2002
143,690
14,500
2,100
9,300
3,100
10,300
600
6,400
3,400
80,600
37,400
15,400
13,600
8,400
900
2003
152,693
14,500
2,200
9,300
3,100
10,800
500
6,700
3,500
85,300
41,200
16,700
15,800
8,700
900
2004
153,776
15,100
2,400
9,400
3,300
8,300
500
5,200
2,600
85,300
44,100
16,800
18,700
8,600
1,000
2005
160,524
15,200
2,500
9,300
3,400
8,100
500
5,200
2,400
87,800
48,200
18,100
21,300
8,900
1,200
2006
167,051
15,100
2,500
9,100
3,500
8,500
500
5,500
2,500
91,500
50,700
17,600
23,400
9,700
1,300
2007
173,979
14,800
2,500
8,800
3,500
9,000
500
6,000
2,500
95,200
53,700
17,800
25,100
10,800
1,200
2008
176,081
14,600
2,600
8,500
3,500
9,600
400
6,700
2,400
94,300
56,400
17,800
26,400
12,100
1,300
2009
184,553
14,300
2,500
8,300
3,500
10,100
400
7,300
2,400
97,700
61,200
19,600
27,800
13,800
1,200
2010
186,545
13,900
2,400
8,000
3,500
10,300
400
7,500
2,400
97,800
63,500
19,700
28,400
15,300
1,100
2011
193,043
13,800
2,400
7,800
3,700
10,700
400
7,800
2,500
99,900
67,400
21,500
29,200
16,800
1,200
2012
193,861
13,700
2,400
7,500
3,800
11,200
400
8,400
2,400
98,900
68,800
20,600
29,600
18,600
1,200
2013
193,775
13,600
2,400
7,300
3,800
11,500
400
8,800
2,300
98,200
69,200
19,100
30,000
20,100
1,200
Note: Estimates are based on prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year under federal custody as of September 30 of each year, and include inmates sentenced on U.S.
district court commitments, District of Columbia superior court commitments, and violators of probation, parole, supervised release, and mandatory release. Estimates may
differ from federal offense statistics previously published by BJS due to differences in methodology. Data are from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and may differ
from NPS and the online FJSP data tool. See Methodology.
aIncludes murder, negligent, and nonnegligent manslaughter.
bIncludes trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses.
cIncludes offenses not classified.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Federal Justice Statistics Program, 20012013.
Table 16
Estimated percent of sentenced prisoners under the custody of federal correctional authorities, by offense, September 30, 2001
2013
Most serious offense
Total
Violent
Homicidea
Robbery
Other violent
Property
Burglary
Fraud
Other property
Drugb
Public-order
Immigration
Weapons
Other
Other/unspecifiedc
Total number of
sentenced prisoners
2001
100%
10.2%
1.4
6.7
2.1
7.4%
0.4
4.5
2.5
56.0%
25.8%
10.8
8.8
6.2
0.6%
2002
100%
10.1%
1.5
6.5
2.1
7.2%
0.4
4.4
2.3
56.1%
26.0%
10.7
9.5
5.8
0.6%
2003
100%
9.5%
1.4
6.1
2.0
7.0%
0.3
4.4
2.3
55.9%
27.0%
10.9
10.3
5.7
0.6%
2004
100%
9.8%
1.6
6.1
2.1
5.4%
0.3
3.4
1.7
55.5%
28.7%
10.9
12.2
5.6
0.6%
2005
100%
9.4%
1.5
5.8
2.1
5.1%
0.3
3.2
1.5
54.7%
30.0%
11.2
13.2
5.5
0.8%
2006
100%
9.0%
1.5
5.5
2.1
5.1%
0.3
3.3
1.5
54.8%
30.3%
10.5
14.0
5.8
0.8%
2007
100%
8.5%
1.5
5.0
2.0
5.2%
0.3
3.5
1.4
54.7%
30.8%
10.2
14.4
6.2
0.7%
2008
100%
8.3%
1.5
4.8
2.0
5.4%
0.2
3.8
1.4
53.6%
32.0%
10.1
15.0
6.9
0.7%
2009
100%
7.7%
1.4
4.5
1.9
5.5%
0.2
4.0
1.3
53.0%
33.2%
10.6
15.1
7.5
0.7%
2010
100%
7.5%
1.3
4.3
1.9
5.5%
0.2
4.0
1.3
52.4%
34.0%
10.6
15.2
8.2
0.6%
2011
100%
7.2%
1.2
4.0
1.9
5.6%
0.2
4.1
1.3
51.8%
34.9%
11.1
15.1
8.7
0.6%
2012
100%
7.1%
1.2
3.9
2.0
5.8%
0.2
4.3
1.2
51.0%
35.5%
10.6
15.3
9.6
0.6%
2013
100%
7.0%
1.2
3.8
2.0
6.0%
0.2
4.5
1.2
50.7%
35.7%
9.9
15.5
10.4
0.6%
153,776
160,524
167,051
173,979 176,081
184,553
186,545
193,043
193,861
193,775
Note: Estimates are based on prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year under federal custody as of September 30 of each year, and include inmates sentenced on U.S.
district court commitments, District of Columbia superior court commitments, and violators of probation, parole, supervised release, and mandatory release. Estimates may
differ from federal offense statistics previously published by BJS due to differences in methodology. Data are from the Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) and may differ
from NPS and the online FJSP data tool. See Methodology.
aIncludes murder, negligent, and nonnegligent manslaughter.
bIncludes trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses.
cIncludes offenses not classified.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Federal Justice Statistics Program, 20012013.
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Table 17
Median time served by released state prison inmates admitted on new court commitments, by sex and offense, 2002 and 2012
Released in 2002
Most serious offense
Violent
Murdera
Manslaughter
Rape/sexual assault
Robbery
Aggravated or simple assault
Other violent
Property
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Fraud
Other property
Drug
Drug possession
Other drugb
Public orderc
Other/unspecifiedd
Total number of releasese
Number of
releases
82,900
4,800
2,700
17,400
24,000
27,400
6,600
86,400
31,300
21,300
5,800
15,300
12,700
96,100
28,200
67,900
38,600
2,100
317,400
All inmates
28 mos.
102
40
38
34
18
17
12 mos.
16
11
11
10
11
14 mos.
11
15
11 mos.
14 mos.
Male
29 mos.
103
41
38
35
19
17
13 mos.
17
11
11
11
11
14 mos.
11
16
11 mos.
15 mos.
283,700
Released in 2012
Female
19 mos.
86
35
29
20
15
13
10 mos.
12
9
8
9
9
11 mos.
9
12
9 mos.
13 mos.
33,700
Number of
releases
117,400
6,900
3,200
21,800
32,300
43,100
10,100
111,500
46,200
26,700
6,000
17,600
14,900
105,900
33,300
72,600
71,100
4,200
413,400
All inmates
28 mos.
153
42
48
34
17
17
12 mos.
15
11
11
11
10
13 mos.
10
15
12 mos.
12 mos.
Male
29 mos.
158
44
48
35
18
17
12 mos.
15
11
12
11
11
14 mos.
11
16
13 mos.
13 mos.
364,700
Female
20 mos.
103
35
29
25
16
14
10 mos.
11
10
10
10
8
10 mos.
8
11
9 mos.
10 mos.
48,700
Note: Estimates based on prisoners with a sentence of more than 1 year who entered prison on a new court commitment. Detail may not sum to total due to rounding
and missing offense data. Offense distributions are based on the 35 states that submitted to both the 2002 and 2012 National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) data
collection, while estimated counts of releases represent data for all states based on NPS. See Methodology.
aIncludes nonnegligent manslaughter.
bIncludes trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses.
cIncludes weapons, drunk driving, and court offenses; commercialized vice, morals, and decency offenses; and liquor law violations and other public-order offenses.
dIncludes juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.
eExcludes transfers, AWOLs, and escapes. See Methodology.
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program and National Corrections Reporting Program, 2002 and 2012.
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Figure 2
Inmates age 17 or younger held in adult state and federal
prison facilities, 20002013
Number of state prisoners
4,000
State prisoners
3,000
Federal prisoners
225
2,000
150
1,000
75
'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
Note: Counts based on inmates age 17 or younger in custody of state and federal
correctional authorities, regardless of sentence length. The Federal Bureau of Prisons
holds inmates age 17 or younger in private contract facilities. Counts for BOP may
include some inmates under the jurisdiction of U.S. probation being held by the BOP
in private contract facilities.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 20002013.
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Table 18
Reported state and federal noncitizen inmates and inmates age 17 or younger, December 31, 2013
Jurisdiction
U.S. totala
Federalb
Statea
Alabama
Alaskac,d
Arizona
Arkansas
Californiaa
Coloradoe
Connecticutc
Delawarec
Floridaf,g
Georgia
Hawaiic,h
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Marylande
Massachusettsh
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missourie,h
Montana
Nebraska
Nevadad
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New Yorke
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahomae
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Islandc
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennesseee
Texas
Utah
Vermontc
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
73,665
25,804
47,861
206
/
4,967
213
/
1,269
555
353
7,090
2,577
331
420
1,955
646
230
346
244
83
20
634
711
510
531
17
516
15
222
/
118
1,391
152
4,148
1,439
17
527
1,196
1,163
1,073
62
494
100
281
8,803
283
22
481
882
22
504
42
Noncitizen inmates
Male
70,226
23,833
46,393
203
/
4,846
205
/
1,215
537
329
6,868
2,451
293
397
1,903
638
227
341
228
82
19
613
683
505
517
17
487
15
222
/
110
1,365
148
4,010
1,407
16
507
1,131
1,138
1,046
61
476
95
269
8,593
281
20
466
857
20
496
40
Female
3,439
1,971
1,468
3
/
121
8
/
54
18
24
222
126
38
23
52
8
3
5
16
1
1
21
28
5
14
0
29
0
0
/
8
26
4
138
32
1
20
65
25
27
1
18
5
12
210
2
2
15
25
2
8
2
Total
1,188
0
1,188
41
/
58
14
/
1
88
7
144
92
0
17
68
32
15
0
14
23
0
22
3
73
13
8
13
1
15
/
0
8
0
131
68
0
20
4
0
28
0
27
0
8
69
1
2
9
24
0
27
0
Female
48
0
48
2
/
3
1
/
0
2
0
8
5
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
/
0
0
0
4
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Note: The definition of non-U.S. citizen varies across jurisdictions. Use caution when interpreting these statistics.
/Not reported.
aTotal U.S. and state counts of noncitizen inmates for 2013 will be lower than expected due to the exclusion of California data. California did not report data in 2013, but in
2012 California reported 15,079 noncitizens inmates.
bThe Federal Bureau of Prisons holds inmates age 17 or younger in private contract facilities; 89 such inmates were housed in contract facilities in 2013.
cPrisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison populations.
dState did not submit 2013 NPS data.
eNon-U.S. citizens are defined as foreign-born.
fIncludes both confirmed and suspected alien inmates.
gCounts of noncitizens in 2013 are not comparable to earlier years due to a change in the definition of citizenship. See Jurisdiction notes.
hCitizenship based on inmate self-report.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2013.
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Table 19
Prisoners under military jurisdiction, by branch of service, December 31, 2012 and 2013
Total
Military branch of service
Air Force
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Coast Guard
In custody of
Air Force
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Total populationa
2012
2013
1,435
1,421
Percent change,
20122013
-1.0%
Sentenced populationb
2012
2013
1,014
1,056
Percent change,
20122013
4.1%
263
687
266
214
5
287
685
241
195
13
9.1%
-0.3
-9.4
-8.9
160.0
182
531
126
173
2
215
552
139
145
5
18.1%
4.0
10.3
-16.2
150.0
52
809
89
485
37
817
65
502
-28.8%
1.0
-27.0
3.5
6
685
2
321
4
690
2
360
-33.3%
0.7
0.0
12.1
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Methodology
Started in 1926 under a mandate from Congress, the National
Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program collects annual data on
prisoners at yearend. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
sponsors the survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau serves as
the data collection agent. BJS depends entirely on voluntary
participation by state departments of corrections and the
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for NPS data.
The NPS distinguishes between inmates in custody and
prisoners under jurisdiction. To have custody of a prisoner, a
state or the BOP must hold that inmate in one of its facilities.
To have jurisdiction over a prisoner, the state or BOP must
have legal authority over that prisoner, regardless of where
the prisoner is incarcerated or supervised. Some states were
unable to provide counts that distinguish between custody and
jurisdiction. (See Jurisdiction notes to determine which states
did not distinguish between custody and jurisdiction counts.)
The NPS jurisdiction counts include persons held in prisons,
penitentiaries, correctional facilities, halfway houses, boot
camps, farms, training or treatment centers, and hospitals.
Counts also include prisoners who were temporarily absent
(less than 30 days), in court, or on work release; housed in
privately operated facilities, local jails, or other state or federal
facilities; and serving concurrent sentences for more than one
correctional authority.
The NPS custody counts include all inmates held within a
respondents facilities, including inmates housed for other
correctional facilities. The custody counts exclude inmates held
in local jails and in other jurisdictions. With a few exceptions,
the NPS custody counts include inmates held in privately
operated facilities.
Respondents to NPS surveys are permitted to update prior
counts of prisoners held in custody and under jurisdiction.
Some statistics on jurisdiction and sentenced prison
populations for prior years have been updated in this report.
All tables showing data based on jurisdiction counts, including
tables of imprisonment rates, were based on the updated and
most recently available data that respondents provided.
Admissions include new court commitments, parole violator
returns, and other conditional release violator returns; transfers
from other jurisdictions; returns of prisoners who were absent
without leave (AWOL), with or without a new sentence; escape
returns, with or without a new sentence; returns from appeal
or bond, and other admissions. For reporting purposes, BJS
admission counts exclude transfers from other jurisdictions,
AWOL returns, and escape returns.
Releases include unconditional releases (e.g., expirations
of sentence or commutations), conditional releases (e.g.,
probations, supervised mandatory releases, or discretionary
paroles), deaths, AWOLs, escapes from confinement, transfers
to other jurisdictions, releases to appeal or bond, and other
releases. For reporting purposes, BJS release counts exclude
AWOLs, escapes, and transfers to other jurisdictions.
PRISONERS IN 2013 | SEPTEMBER 2014
28
29
Prison capacities
30
Rated
130,907
...
/
36,681
14,424
...
...
/
5,775
...
60,638
...
...
32,075
...
...
9,180
12,157
18,121
2,339
...
...
44,846
...
...
...
1,679
...
/
19,461
6,485
52,855
...
1,044
34,986
18,607
...
47,780
3,989
...
...
22,264
161,173
...
1,681
31,658
16,799
4,948
...
2,288
Design
...
13,318
/
36,681
13,885
86,054
13,183
/
4,161
...
...
2,291
7,010
28,192
...
7,109
9,164
13,857
16,764
2,339
...
8,029
...
...
...
...
...
3,175
/
2,190
22,902
7,428
52,330
33,615
1,044
...
18,607
14,362
47,780
3,973
...
...
...
161,173
7,431
1,322
...
...
4,948
17,181
2,407
Custody population
174,242
26,271
5,054
34,626
14,295
122,798
16,286
16,594
6,798
100,940
53,701
3,752
7,219
48,653
28,495
8,106
9,515
12,141
18,794
2,073
21,676
10,622
43,704
9,391
15,591
31,499
1,666
5,012
/
2,848
19,528
3,783
53,312
37,176
1,571
46,224
18,313
14,605
49,735
3,168
21,534
3,596
15,655
140,839
5,382
1,579
28,431
17,760
5,708
22,443
2,036
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal
federal agency responsible for measuring crime, criminal victimization, criminal
offenders, victims of crime, correlates of crime, and the operation of criminal
and civil justice systems at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. BJS collects,
analyzes, and disseminates reliable and valid statistics on crime and justice systems
in the United States, supports improvements to state and local criminal justice
information systems, and participates with national and international organizations
to develop and recommend national standards for justice statistics. William J. Sabol is
acting director.
This report was written by E. Ann Carson. Todd Minton, Laura Maruschak, Sheri
Simmons, and Josephine Palma verified the report.
Vanessa Curto, Morgan Young, and Jill Thomas edited the report. Barbara Quinn and
Tina Dorsey produced the report.
September 2014, NCJ 247282