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1986 Prisoners in 1 (1986)

handle is hein.death/prsin1986 and id is 1 raw text is: Prisoners in 1986 The number of prisoners under the ju- risdiction of Federal and State correc- tional authorities at yearend 1986 reached a record 546,659. The States and the District of Columbia added 39,203 prisoners; the Federal system, 4,185. The increase for 1986 brings total growth in the prison population since 1980 to nearly 217,000 inmates- an increase of about 66% in the 6-year period (table 1). The 1986 growth rate (8.6%) was the largest percentage increase since 1982 and nearly equals the record increase in the absolute number of additional pris- oners during that year (43,876 in 1982 and 43,388 in 1986). Prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year (referred to as sentenced prisoners) accounted for nearly 96% of the total prison popu- lation at the end of 1986, growing by 8.8% during the year (table 2). The remaining prisoners had sentences of a year or less or were unsentenced (those, for example, awaiting trial in States with combined prison-jail systems). Table 1. Change in the State and Fed prison populations, 1980-86 Tot Number Annual per of percent cha Year inmates change sin 1980 329,821 1981 369,930 12.2% 1982 413,806 11.9 1983 437,248 5.7 1984 464,567 6.2 1985 503,271 8.3 1986 546,659 8.6 Note: All counts are for December 3 year and may differ from previously numbers because of revision. >~ . -.. ~A leral tal cent ange ce 1980 12.2% May 1987 This bulletin presents population counts for the Nation's prisons on December 31, 1986. The increase of more than 43,000 in 1 year is the second largest absolute in- crease recorded in the 60-year history of the National Prisoner Statistics program. Later this year BJS will have a wealth of new information to share on those who are incarcer- ated in State institutions. These data, drawn from interviews in 1986 with a national sample of The number of sentenced Federal prisoners continued to grow at a faster rate than sentenced prisoners in the States during the year (11.7% vs. 8.6%). Among the 7,877 Federal pris- oners with no sentences or sentences of 1 year or less were 2,358 under the jurisdiction of the Immigration and Naturalization Service-an increase of nearly 25% in the size of this popu- lation compared to the preceding year (1,888). Nearly 92% of the total Federal increase, however, occurred among those with sentences greater than 1 year. 25.5 In seven States total prison popu- 32.6 lations decreased during 1986; however, 40.9 52.6 in five of these States the decreases 65.7 were small (less than 60 inmates). Only West Virginia and Washington reported I of each declines of greater magnitude, and in 'eported both cases increases were reported in the preceding year. Total prison populations rose most .... : pidly during 1986 in Nevada (19.5%), g ' . t { tfornia (18.7%), Michigan and New Mekico (16.8%), and Oklahoma (15.2%). New Mexico and Maine re- corded the largest percentage increases in the number of sentenced prisoners, 15,000 inmates, will permit analysts to trace the criminal careers, drug histories, and other characteristics of imprisoned offenders. I want to express my deepest appreciation to the departments of corrections in the 50 States and the District of Columbia and to the Federal Prison System who make it possible for BJS to gather and report these data. Steven R. Schlesinger Director each growing by more than 20% during the year. Five additional States reported increases between 15% and 20%: California (19.6%), Nevada (19.5%), Michigan (16.8%), and Okla- homa and Delaware (each with 15.2%). During the previous year, California, Maine, and Michigan were also among the fastest growing States-all in- creasing the number of sentenced pris- oners by at least 15% in 1985. Rates of incarceration increase On December 31, 1986, the number of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 residents was 216, also setting a new record. Twelve of the 18 jurisdictions equal to or greater than the national average were located in the South, 3 were in the West, 2 in the Midwest, and 1 in the Northeast. Since 1980, the number of sentenced inmates per 100,000 residents has risen 55%, from 139 to 216. During this period, per capita incarceration rates have grown most rapidly in the West, increasing by nearly 89%, compared to 82% in the Northeast, 59% in the Mid- west, and 32% in the South.

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