I previously blogged about the numbers of U.S. citizens arrested abroad. Here are some facts from The World Almanac 2008 about prisoners in the U.S. (pages 110-115):
- Number held in state and federal prisons and local jails, mid-2006: 2,245,189
- Largest prison populations by number of inmates, mid-2006: Federal (191,080), California (175,115), Texas (172,889)
- State or federal prison incarceration rate (sentenced prisoners* per 100,000 residents), mid-2006: 497
- States with highest incarceration rates (sentenced prisoners* per 100,000 residents), mid-2006: Louisiana (835), Texas (687), Mississippi (661)
- States with largest percentage increase in its prison population, mid-1995 to mid-2006: North Dakota (129.7%), West Virginia (121.8%), Wisconsin (116.6%)
- Number of male inmates per 100,000 male U.S. residents, mid-2006: 1,384
- Number of female inmates per 100,000 female U.S. residents, mid-2006: 134
The latest crime statistics can also be found on the websites of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI.
*With a sentence of more than one year.
Photo: "His Cuffs" by *One*.
