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1993 Prisoners in 1 (1993)

handle is hein.death/prsin1993 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics BuraoJutc atitc Bulletin Prisoners in 1993 By Darrell K. Gilliard and Allen J. Beck BJS Statisticians The number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Federal or State cor- rectional authorities at yearend 1993 reached a record high of 948,881. The States and the District of Colum- bia added 55,898 prisoners; the Fed- eral system, 9,327. The increase for 1993 brings total growth in the prison population since 1980 to 619,060, an increase of about 188% in the 13-year period (table 1). Table 1. Changes In the State and Federal prison populations, 1980-93 Total percent Annual change Number percent since Year of inmates change 1980 1980 329,821 - - 1981 369,930 12.2% 12.2% 1982 413,806 11.9 25.5 1983 436,855 5.6 32.5 1984 462,002 5.8 40.1 1985 502,507 8.8 52.4 1986 544,972 8.5 65.2 1987 585,084 7.4 77.4 1988 627;600 7.3 90.3 1989 712,364 13.5 116.0 1990 773,919 8.6 134.6 1991 825,619 6.7 150.3 1992 883,656 7.0 167.9 1993 948,881 7.4 187.7 Note: All counts are for December 31 of each year and may reflect revisions of previously reported numbers. -Not applicable. The 1993 growth rate of 7.4% was slightly greater than the percentage increase recorded during 1992 (7.0%), and the number of new prisoners added during 1993 was 7,188 more than the number added during the preceding year (58,037). The 1993 increase translates into a nationwide need to confine an additional 1,254 inmates each week, compared to the nearly 1,116 additional inmates per week in 1992. Prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year (referred to as sentenced pris- oners) accounted for 96% of the total prison population at the end of 1993, growing by 7.5% during the year (table 2). The remaining prisoners had sen- tences of a year or less or were unsen- tenced (for example, those awaiting trial in States with combined prison-jail systems). The number of sentenced Federal prisoners increased more than that of sentenced State prisoners during 1993 (13.2% versus 7.0%). The rate of increase slowed somewhat from the year before. In 1992 the Federal system had increased 15.9%, and the State population had grown 6.6%. Prison populations decreased in eight States and the District of Columbia through the end of 1993. This decrease amounted to a combined total of 716 inmates. June 1994 The number of inmates under the jurisdiction of State or Federal prison authorities at the end of 1993 was 7% higher than the count a year ear- lier. Since 1980, the number of pris- oners nationwide has grown by 619,060 - an average of 47,600 per year or more than 900 additional inmates per week. The 1993 growth rate translates into an average of more than 1,254 additional inmates each week. Over the last 10 years, 22 juris- ditions have reported prisoner increases of 100% or more. During 1993, five States, the District of Columbia, and the Federal prison system experienced increases of 10% or more. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) data on prisoners indicate that returned conditional release violators, drug offenders, and an increased probability of incarceration given arrest constitute the largest elements in these popu- lation increases. BJS appreciates the assistance of employees of departments of correc- tions nationwide who make these data available. This report marks the 67th anniversary of this Federal- State partnership. Lawrence A. Greenfeld Acting Director (a

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