Prison Brief for United States of America
| 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) |
2,304,115
at 31.12.2008 (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
753
based on an estimated national population of 305.8 million at end of 2008 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.4%
(30.6.2008 - 62.9% 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 | 2,093,021
(828,413 in local jails at 30.6.2008, 1,142,129 in state prisons at 31.12.2008, 122,479 in federal prisons at 31.12.2008) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
110.1%
(94.8% in local jails at 30.6.2008, 115.6% in state prisons at 31.12.2008, 162.0% in federal prisons at 31.12.2008) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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