Correctional Population Hits Record 6.9 Million
The 2003 figures represented an increase of 130,700 over the previous year. Correctional population figures include all men and women in local, state, and federal prisons and jails and all those who are on probation or parole.
The nation's combined federal, state and local adult correctional population reached a new record of almost 6.9 million men and women in 2003, an increase of 130,700 people since December 31, 2002, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports.
Here are the highlights of the latest Bureau of Justice Statistics report, from a July 25, 2004 news release:
Under Active Probation Supervision
Parole Population Increases
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.