U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996
5.5 million adults in the United States were under correctional supervision in 1996
1,127,500
510,400
in prison
in jail in prison on parole on probation
3,180,400 704,700
1.6 million in local jail or prison
1,512,200
125,700
m al e female white bl ack
821,900 773,900
3.9 million on probation or parole
3,151,400 733,700 2,496,600 1,325,600 black
female
m al e
white
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20531 Janet Reno Attorney General Raymond C. Fisher Associate Attorney General Laurie Robinson Assistant Attorney General Noel Brennan Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jan M. Chaiken, Ph.D. Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Office of Justice Programs World Wide Web Homepage: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov Bureau of Justice Statistics World Wide Web Homepage: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
For information contact: BJS Clearinghouse 1-800-732-3277
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996
April 1999, NCJ 170013
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