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2005 Prisoners in 1 (2005)

handle is hein.death/prsin2005 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Revised, 1/18/07 November 2006, NCJ 215092 Prisoners in 2005 By Paige M. Harrison and Allen J. Beck, Ph.D. BJS Statisticians The total number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Federal or State adult correctional authorities was 1,525,924 at yearend 2005. During the year the States added 21,534 prisoners and the Federal prison system added 7,290 prisoners. Overall, the Nation's prison population grew 1.9%, which was less than the average annual growth of 3.1% since yearend 1995. The rate of incarceration in prison at yearend 2005 was 491 sentenced inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents, up from 411 in 1995. About 1 in every 108 men and 1 in every 1,538 women were sentenced prisoners under the jurisdic- tion of State or Federal authorities. Overall, the United States incarcerated 2,320,359 persons at yearend 2005. This total represents persons held in - - Federal and State prisons (1,446,269, which excludes State and Federal prisoners in local jails) - territorial prisons (15,735) - local jails (747,529) - facilities operated by or exclusively for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (10,104) - military facilities (2,322) -- jails in Indian country (1,745 as of midyear 2004) The Nation's prison population rose 1.9% in 2005 Prison Number Incarceration Inmates per Growth, 12/31/04 Percent population of inmates rate, 12/31/05 100,000 residents* to 12/31/05 change 5 highest: Federal 187,618 Louisiana 797 South Dakota 11.9% California 170,676 Texas 691 Montana 10.9 Texas 169,003 Mississippi 660 Kentucky 10.4 Florida 89,768 Oklahoma 652 Nebraska 7.9 New York 62,743 Alabama 591 Alabama 7.7 5 lowest: North Dakota 1,385 Maine 144 Georgia -4.6% Maine 2,023 Minnesota 180 Maryland -2.4 Wyoming 2,047 Rhode Island 189 Louisiana -2.3 Vermont 2,078 New Hampshire 192 Mississippi -2.2 New Hampshire 2,530 North Dakota 208 Arkansas -2.1 *Prisoners with a sentence of more than 1 year. During 2005 - On December 31, 2005 - o Fourteen States had prison popula- • 1 in every 136 U.S. residents was in tion increases of at least 5%, led by prison or jail. South Dakota (up 11.9%), Montana • Local jails housed 73,097 State and (up 10.9%), and Kentucky (up Federal inmates (4.8% of all prison- 10.4%). ers). o Eleven States experienced prison • State prisons were operating population decreases, led by Georgia between 1 % below and 14% above (down 4.6%), Maryland (down 2.4%), capacity; Federal prisons were oper- Louisiana (down 2.3%), and Missis- ating at 34% above capacity. sippi (down 2.2%). o State inmates held in private prison i Women made up 7.0% of all facilities increased 8.8%, reaching inmates, up from 6.1% in 1995. 80,401 at yearend 2005. • About 8.1% of black males age 25 to 29 were in State or Federal prison, f Federal inmates held in private compared to 2.6% of Hispanic males facilities increased 9.2% to 27,046. and 1.1% of white males in the same o State and Federal inmates held in age group. local jails decreased 1.8% to 73,097. - juvenile facilities (96,655 as of 2003).

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