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2006 Prison & Jail Inmates Midyear 1 (2006)

handle is hein.death/prjin2006 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs June 2007, NCJ 217675 Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006 By William J. Sabol, Ph.D. Todd D. Minton and Paige M. Harrison BJS Statisticians During the 12 months ending June 30, 2006, the number of inmates in the custody of State and Federal prisons and local jails increased 2.8% to reach 2,245,189. From mid- year 2005 to midyear 2006, inmates in State prisons increased 3.0%; Federal prisons, 3.2%; and local jails, 2.5%. The increase in the number of inmates in State or Federal custody accounted for about 70% of the growth in the total custody population. In the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal cor- rectional authorities increased by 2.8% to reach 1,556,518. In both absolute numbers and percent change, the increase was the largest since midyear 2000. Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a State or Federal correc- tional system over a prisoner, regardless of the location or type of facility where the prisoner is housed. Four jurisdic- tions- the Federal Bureau of Prisons, California, Texas, and Florida - accounted for 52% of the increase in the jurisdiction population. Prison admissions increased at a faster rate than releases, resulting in prison population growth. During calendar year 2005 (the most recent data available), State and Federal correctional authorities admitted 733,009 prisoners and released 698,459. The number of admissions during 2005 was 4.7% larger than the number admitted during 2004 (699,812), while the number of releases (672,202) increased by 3.9% during that period. For the 12 months ending June 30, 2006, State systems reported a larger increase than the Federal system in the number of inmates housed in private prisons. State prison- ers held in private prisons increased by 12.9% to reach 84,867. Federal prisoners in private facilities increased by Annual change in total number of prison and jail inmates in custody and prison inmates in custody, 2000-2006 Number of inmates 70,000 Total custody population 60,000 50,000 40,000 Inmates in prison 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 12 months ending June 30 2.1% to reach 27,108. The Federal system housed a larger share of prisoners in private facilities (14.2%) than the State systems (6.2%). The number of female prisoners rose at a faster rate than the number of male prisoners. Between midyear 2005 and 2006, the female prison population increased by 4.8% to reach 111,403. In the same period, the male prison popula- tion increased by 2.7% to reach 1,445,115. On June 30, 2006, an estimated 4.8% of black men were in prison or jail, compared to 1.9% of Hispanic men and 0.7% of white men. More than 11% of black males age 25 to 34 were incarcerated. Black women were incarcerated in prison or jail at nearly 4 times the rate of white women and more than twice the rate of Hispanic women. Additional data in appendix tables are available on the BJS Website at <http://www.ojp. usdoj.gov.bjs/pub/pdf/pjim06. pdf>. Revised 03/12/08

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