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Bureau of Justice Statistics - Us Department of Justice
Slower Growth in the Nation's Prison and Jail Populations
June 21st, 2008
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. The number of prisoners rose 1.6 percent, which was lower than the 2.0 percent growth during the same period in 2006. In absolute numbers, prisoners under the legal jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities -- some of whom were housed in local jails -- increased by 24,919 prisoners to reach 1,595,037 prisoners. On June 29, 2007, there were 780,581 inmates in local jails, which are correctional facilities operated by counties or municipal authorities. Growth slowed in...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-06-21)
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