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Article: NATION'S PRISON AND JAIL POPULATION GREW 2.6 PERCENT DURING 12 MONTHS THAT ENDED JUNE 30, 2005
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 21, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following press release:
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 the other 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 5 percent, led by Montana (up 7.9 percent), South Dakota ...