Article: STATE ISSUES FORECAST ON PRISON POPULATIONS

Article: U.S. prison population reaches record
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 8, 2004 ;     489 words ......result is a prison population that is more...Nearly 30 percent of prisoners...found: Utah's prison population increased 3.6 percent from 5,562...the federal prison population has grown an average of 7.7 percent a year, compared...

Article: Prison population growth slows after 2-decade spike.(N)
The Virginian Pilot;  September 30, 2007 ;     686 words ......nowhere near the 77 percent spike in the prison population from 1990 to 2000...relatives. In 1990, 8 percent of the prison population was female. By 2000...population and 19 percent of the prison population. By contrast, immigrants...

Article: The nation's prison population growth rate slows.
M2 Presswire;  August 10, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Since 1990 the prison population has increased by 77 percent an increase of...growth in the state prison population included: -- A 54 percent increase in the...Wisconsin (up 11 percent) reported prison population increases of at...

Article: Prison population leveling off: ; Decreased popularity of crack cocaine, new policing strategies cited as causes for decline
Charleston Daily Mail;  October 1, 2007 ;     682 words ......nowhere near the 77 percent spike in the prison population from 1990 to 2000...relatives. In 1990, 8 percent of the prison population was female. By 2000...population and 19 percent of the prison population. By contrast, immigrants...

Article: During 2005, the U.S. prison population grew 1.9 percent, and 2.3 million people were incarcerated at year-end.(Inter Alia)(Brief article)
Corrections Compendium;  March 1, 2007 ;     238 words ...During 2005, the U.S. prison population grew 1.9 percent, and 2.3 million people...percent) and Alabama (7.7 percent). On the other hand...as in Georgia (-4.6 percent), Maryland (-2,4 percent), Louisiana (-2.3 percent), Mississippi (-2.2 percent) and Arkansas (-2.1 ...

Article: PRISON POPULATION GROWTH SLOWING
United Press International;  August 3, 1998 ;     309 words ......nation's adult prison population slowed to 5.2 percent in 1997 from...average of 8.8 percent. Nine states reported prison population increases of...led the way in prison population growth with a 23 percent increase, while...

Article: PRISON POPULATION BOOMING INMATES IN COLORADO INCREASING SIX TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.(Local)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 27, 2001 ;     505 words ......populations. In Idaho, the prison population soared 17.9 percent in the past year...In New York, the prison population declined 1.7 percent, in New Jersey...Blacks comprised 44.5 percent of the prison population nationwide last...

Article: U.S. PRISON POPULATION GROWTH FOR EARLY 1989 BREAKS RECORD
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 11, 1989 ;     430 words ......VERSION. The nation's prison population jumped by a record...-82, when the national prison population grew by 41,060 inmates...Tom Hester. The 7.3 percent surge in prison population during the first half...about by increases of 7 percent in the number of men imprisoned ...

Article: Utah prison population sees surge
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 28, 2004 ;     530 words ......Utah's prison population grew 65 percent faster than...nation's prison population overall was...increase by percentage nationally...recorded, Utah's prison population has been...growth in prison population by percentage for the study...

Article: STATE PRISON POPULATION GROWTH SLOWS
United Press International;  March 26, 2001 ;     519 words ......03-26-2001 State prison population growth slows...nation's state prison population growth of 1.5 percent over the 12...the largest prison population ever. Two-thirds...783,000, a 68 percent increase. The...for almost 40 percent of the growth in the nation's ...

Article: Prison population up 4.7%
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 7, 1987 ;     212 words ...WASHINGTON Prison population grew 4.7 percent in the first half of...California. The federal prison population rose 7.3 percent in the six months ending...this year, up 15.8 percent. Arizona's prison population rose 11.8 percent...

Article: Nation's State Prison Population Falls In Second Half Of 2000; First Such Decline Since 1972
U.S. Newswire;  August 12, 2001 ;     661 words ......the nation's state prison population declined by more than...the state and federal prison population grew by 1.3 percent, 13 states experienced...and Iowa (up 10.0 percent) -- had increases of at least 10 percent during 2000. During...than doubled (up 122 percent), ...

Article: The U.S. prison population increased 2.6 percent during 2002.(Inter Alia)
Corrections Compendium;  November 1, 2003 ;     309 words ...The U.S. prison population increased 2.6 percent during 2002, reports the Bureau...last year. During 2002, the 2.6 percent growth in the number of inmates...than twice the 2001 growth (1.1 percent) but less than the average annual...

Article: US PRISON POPULATION UP 4.7% IN 6 MONTHS
The Boston Globe;  September 7, 1987 ;     287 words ...WASHINGTON - Prison population grew 4.7 percent in the first...California's prison population rose 5,253 to...accounting for 21 percent of the nationwide...The federal prison population rose 7.3 percent in the six months...