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Facts at a Glance
Demographic trends in correctional
population by race
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Adults under correctional supervision
by race, 1986-97
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Number of adults in prison or jail, or on probation or parole |
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| Year |
White |
Black |
Other |
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| 1986 |
2,090,100 |
1,117,200 |
32,100 |
| 1987 |
2,192,200 |
1,231,100 |
36,300 |
| 1988 |
2,348,600 |
1,325,700 |
39,800 |
| 1989 |
2,521,200 |
1,489,000 |
45,400 |
| 1990 |
2,665,500 |
1,632,700 |
49,800 |
| 1991 |
2,742,400 |
1,743,300 |
49,900 |
| 1992 |
2,835,900 |
1,873,200 |
53,500 |
| 1993 |
2,872,200 |
2,011,600 |
60,200 |
| 1994 |
3,058,000 |
2,018,000 |
65,300 |
| 1995 |
3,220,900 |
2,024,000 |
90,200 |
| 1996 |
3,294,800 |
2,083,600 |
104,500 |
| 1997 |
3,429,000 |
2,149,900 |
113,600 |
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| Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Correctional Surveys
(The National Probation Data Survey, National Prisoner Statistics,
Survey of Jails, and The National Parole Data Survey) as presented
in Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997. |
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