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Article: DOJ: Nation's Prison and Jail Population Grew 2.6 Percent During 12 Months That Ended June 30, 2005
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 21, 2006
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WASHINGTON, May 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- During the year that ended
last June 30, the nation's prison and jail population grew 2.6
percent, reaching 2,186,230 inmates behind bars, the Department of
Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Two
thirds were in state or federal prisons (1,438,701) and one third
(747,529) were in local jails.
The 12-month increase of 56,428 prison and jail inmates was the
equivalent of 1,085 new inmates every week, the BJS report said.
Other report highlights include:
-- During the period, 10 state systems grew by more than five
percent, led by Montana (up 7.9 percent), South Dakota (up 7.8
percent), and Minnesota (up 6.7 percent).
-- Three ...