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  2. List of U.S. states and territories by incarceration and ...

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    According to a November 2017 report by the World Prison Brief around 212,000 of the 714,000 female prisoners worldwide (women and girls) are incarcerated in the United States. [11] In the United States in 2016, women made up 9.8% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [12] [13]

  3. Incarceration in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has the highest prison and jail population (2,121,600 in adult facilities in 2016) as well as the highest incarceration rate in the world (655 per 100,000 population in 2016). [ 5 ] [ 128 ] [ 129 ] According to the World Prison Population List (11th edition) there were around 10.35 million people in penal institutions ...

  4. Comparison of United States incarceration rate with other ...

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    In 2022, the United States had 1,808,100 inmates in adult facilities (prisons and jails), at a rate of 541 per 100,000 population. That was the 5th highest rate in the world. [3] [1] In 2021, the United States had 1,767,200 inmates in adult facilities (prisons and jails). [3]

  5. United States incarceration rate - Wikipedia

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    Total U.S. incarceration (prisons and jails) peaked in 2008. Total correctional population peaked in 2007. [14] If all prisoners are counted (including those juvenile, territorial, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (immigration detention), Indian country, and military), then in 2008 the United States had around 24.7% of the world's 9.8 million prisoners.

  6. List of countries by incarceration rate - Wikipedia

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    Such as the World Prison Population List, and the World Female Imprisonment List. Persons Detained Statistics of incarceration ("detained") from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Data Analysis Tools – Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) – Prisoners. United States Bureau of Justice Statistics

  7. How Much Each State Spends on Prisons - AOL

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    10 States That Spend the Most on Prisons. The following states spend the largest percentage of the state and local budget on prisons: Virginia. Idaho. Delaware. New Mexico. Nevada. Arizona ...

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Over the past two decades, more than 40,000 boys and girls in 16 states have gone through one of Slattery’s prisons, boot camps or detention centers, according to a Huffington Post analysis of juvenile facility data. The private prison industry has long fueled its growth on the proposition that it is a boon to taxpayers, delivering better ...

  9. List of United States federal prisons - Wikipedia

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    United States Penitentiary, Allenwood: Pennsylvania Male High [3] United States Penitentiary, Atwater: California Male High [4] United States Penitentiary, Beaumont: Texas Male High [5] United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy: Kentucky Male High [6] United States Penitentiary, Canaan: Pennsylvania Male High [7] United States Penitentiary, Coleman ...