Prison Brief for United States of America
Print version| Country | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Department of Justice | |||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Federal Bureau of Prisons, state and local correctional authorities | |||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 320 First Street N.W, Washington DC 20534 | |||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | Web: http://www.bop.gov |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Harley G Lappin
Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
2,310,984
at 30.6.2008 (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
760
based on an estimated national population of 304.06 million at mid-2008 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.0%
(30.6.2007 - 62% of local jail inmates) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
9.0%
(30.6.2008) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(30.6.2007) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.9%
(30.6.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
5,069
(2000 - 3,365 local jails, 1,558 state facilities, 146 federal facilities) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | c.2,096,645
(813,502 in local jails at 30.6.2007, c.1,163,900 in state prisons at 31.12.2006, 119,243 in federal prisons at 31.12.2006) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.108%
(96.0% in local jails at 30.6.2007, c.112% in state prisons at 31.12.2006, 153.8% in federal prisons at 31.12.2006) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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