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2001 Prison & Jail Inmates Midyear 1 (2001)

handle is hein.death/prjin2001 and id is 1 raw text is: Revised 5/10/02 th U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs April 2002, NCJ 191702 Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2001 By Allen J. Beck, Ph.D., Jennifer C. Karberg, Highlights and Paige M. Harrison BJS Statisticians 6-month arowth rates fo At midyear 2001 the Nation's prisons and jails incarcerated 1,965,495 persons. 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 (1,334,255 inmates). The other third were held in local jails (631,240). On June 30, 2001, 1,405,531 prisoners were under Federal and State jurisdic- tion, which includes inmates in custody and persons under the legal authority of a prison system but held outside its facilities. The number under State jurisdiction rose by 0.3% - the small- est annual growth rate in 28 years - while the number under Federal juris- diction rose by 7.2%. West Virginia (up 8.7%) and Vermont and Nebraska (both up 7.7%) had the largest percent- age increases. Twelve States had decreases, including New Jersey (-9.6%), Massachusetts (-3.7%), and New York (-3.5%). At midyear 2001 local jail authorities held or supervised 702,044 offenders. Ten percent of these offenders (70,804) were supervised outside jail facilities in programs such as commu- nity service, work release, weekend reporting, electronic monitoring, and other alternative programs. r State orisons have drooed sharnlv since 1995 Percent change 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 From yearend 1995 to midyear 2001 - * 6-month growth rates for all States combined dropped from 4.8% in the first half of 1995 to -0.1% in the last half of 2000. * The rate of incarceration in prison and jail increased from 1 in every 166 U.S. residents to 1 in every 145. * State, Federal, and local govern- ments had to accommodate an additional 69,074 inmates per year (or the equivalent of 1,328 new inmates per week). In the year ending June 30, 2001 - * The number of inmates held in jail rose by 10,091, in State prison by 10,954, and in Federal prison by 9,245. In the largest State prison systems, the total number of inmates declined: Texas (down 3,661), Califor- nia (down 525) and New York (down 2,553). Florida (up 774) became the third largest system. On June 30, 2001 - * Privately operated prison facilities held 94,948 inmates (up 4.9% since yearend 2000). * Local jails were operating 10% be- low their rated capacity. In contrast, at yearend 2000 State prisons were operating between 100% and 115% of capacity, and Federal prisons were 31% above their rated capacity. * A total of 3,147 State prisoners, down from 3,896 at midyear 2000, were under age 18. A total of 7,613 persons under age 18 were held in adult jails. * An estimated 12% of black males, 4% of Hispanic males, and 1.8% of white males in their twenties and early thirties were in prison or jail. * There were 113 female inmates per 100,000 women in the United States, compared to 1,318 male inmates per 100,000 men. 4)

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