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 incarcerated people
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 incarcerated w…
9.8 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.2 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
21.6 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
No

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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

9.8 %

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2016

/ ICPR

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

0.2 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

21.6 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

No

Foreign nationals

Number and percentage of foreign nationals in prison

5.5 %

i

2013

/ ICPR