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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.
On January 1, 2008 more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States were in prison or jail. [7] [8] Total U.S. incarceration peaked in 2008. [5] The U.S. incarceration rate was the highest in the world in 2008. [4] It is no longer the highest rate. [9] The United States has one of the highest rates of female incarceration. [10]
[7] [8] In 2015 the US had the 2nd highest incarceration rate (698), behind the Seychelles rate of 799 per 100,000. [5] Comparing English-speaking developed countries; the incarceration rate of Canada was 85 per 100,000 (as of 2020), [9] England and Wales was 146 per 100,000 (as of 2023), [10] and Australia was 158 per 100,000 (as of 2022). [11]
The United States maintains a higher incarceration rate than most developed countries. [8] According to the World Prison Brief on May 7, 2023, the United States has the sixth highest incarceration rate in the world, at 531 people per 100,000. Expenses related to prison, parole, and probation operations have an annual estimated cost of around ...
It was estimated in 2018 that there were a total of 2.3 million inmates incarcerated. [7] Around 1.3 million of those inmates were incarcerated within the State Prison systems. [7] The U.S. incarceration rate is twice that of China, and is at 103.9% of capacity. In comparison, Haiti is the most overcrowded at 454.4%. [8]
Data from early July showed 56 of Kentucky’s 73 county jails were considered over capacity.
It's no surprise that incarceration in the United States is a complex issue. The nation currently leads the world with 2.2 million people serving in jails or prisons.
A new report from Wisconsin Policy Forum shows that the state has some of the highest rates of incarceration, especially of Black residents, in the nation. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...