archives
arrow-back
arrow-left-small
arrow-left
arrow-right-small
arrow-right
arrow-top
icon
Group 6
icon
icon
icon
Shape
Group 3
chevron-left
chevron-right
cross-thin-1
cross
icon
double-arrow-left
double-arrow-right
icon
file
googleplus
Group
paypal
Group 4
icon
Group 8
icon
subnav
icon
Group 3
icon
icon
en
fr
en
es
en
fr
en
es
Make a donation
My account
My personal space
Home
Inform
Compare
Comparison tool
Thematic papers
Prison Life Index
Testimonials
Testimonials
Inside Outside
Interviews
Insights
Portfolios
Explore
About us
Prison Insider
Who we are
Our partners
en
fr
en
es
Home
Inform
Compare
Comparison tool
Thematic papers
Prison Life Index
Testimonials
Testimonials
Inside Outside
Interviews
Insights
Portfolios
Explore
About us
Prison Insider
Who we are
Our partners
Back to map
United States of America
Capital city —
Washington
Country population
324,960,433
i
2016
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
698
i
2018
/
Prison Policy Initiative
Type of government
Federal presidential constitutional rep…
Human Development Index
0.92
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,121,600
i
2016
/
ICPR
Prison density
103 %
i
2013
/
ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,575
i
2005
An NPM has been established
No
Number and percentage of female prisone…
9.8 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Untried prisoners
21.6 %
i
2016
/
ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No
+
Country-profile
Picture Galleries
Focus
Seen in the press
Testimonials
Year
2015
2021
2020
2015
Introduction
Overview
Safeguards
Special populations
Print
Safeguards
An NPM has been established
No
Share this content on
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
JavaScript is disabled on your browser or your browser does not support this technology. Please enable or update your browser to get a better browsing experience.
