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1997 Prison & Jail Inmates Midyear 1 (1997)

handle is hein.death/prjin1997 and id is 1 raw text is: IU.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs January 1998, NCJ 167247 Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1997 By Darrell K. Gilliard and Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. BJS Statisticians At midyear 1997 an estimated 1,725,842 persons were incarcerated in the Nation's prisons and jails. Fed- eral and State prison authorities and local jail authorities held in their cus- tody 645 persons per 100,000 U.S. residents. Prisoners in the custody of the 50 States, the District of Colum- bia, and the Federal Government accounted for two-thirds of the incar- cerated population (1,158,763 in- mates). The other third were held in local jails (567,079). On June 30, 1997, 1,218,256 prisoners were under Federal and State juris- diction (includes prisoners in custody and persons under the legal authority of a prison system but who are held outside its facilities). The total in- creased 4.7% from midyear 1996. The States and the District of Columbia added 48,760 prisoners; the Federal system, 6,438 additional prisoners. At midyear 1997, local jail authorities held or supervised an estimated 637,319 offenders- an increase of 7.8% from midyear 1996. Eleven per- cent of these offenders (70,239) were supervised outside jail facilities in pro- grams such as community service, work release, weekend reporting, elec- tronic monitoring, and other alternative programs. Hi h ig t 'I Number of inmates in custody 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 800,000 400,000 99,175 inmates held in Federal prisons 1,059,588 inmates held in State prisons 567,079 inmates held in local jails 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Midyear Prisons - * Between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997, the Nation's prison population grew 4.7%, less than the annual aver- age increase of 7.7% since 1990. * Hawaii (up 21.6%) recorded the larg- est percent increase in prison popula- tion since midyear 1996, followed by North Dakota (up 15.5%) and Wiscon- sin (up 15.4%). Massachusetts (down 0.7%), Virginia (down 0.5%), and the District of Columbia (down 0.2%) were the only jurisdictions to record declines. * At midyear 1997, approximately 436 per 100,000 U.S. residents were incar- cerated in a State or Federal prison, up from 303 per 100,000 residents in 1990. Jails- * On June 30, 1997, an estimated 567,079 persons were held in local jails; up from 518,492 at midyear 1996. * From midyear 1996 to midyear 1997, the number of inmates held in jail in- creased 9.4%- nearly twice the av- erage annual rate (4.9%) since 1990. * In the year ending June 30, 1997, the capacity of the Nation's jails rose by 19,713 beds. Jails were operating at 97% of their rated capacity, up from 92% at midyear 1996. * At midyear 1997, 212 of every 100,000 U.S. residents were held in local jails, up from 163 per 100,000 in 1990. Federal prisons State prisons Jails

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