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Prisoners in local jail facilities in the U.S. 2000-2018
Published by Erin Duffin, Oct 21, 2020
This statistic shows the number of state and federal prisoners held in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018 at yearend. On December 31, 2018, 80,513 state and federal prisoners were held in local jails in the United States.
Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018
Number of prisoners
Generated using the Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT)-Prisoners.
Values are year-end population.
Release date is date data accessed.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 21, 2020). Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of State and Federal Prisoners in Local Jail Facilities in The United States from 2000 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253433/prisoners-in-local-jail-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited January 20, 2021)