United States of America

Capital city — Washington

Country population
328,239,523
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07/2019
/ United States Census Bureau
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
655
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2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Federal Constitutional Republic (Presid…
Human Development Index
0.92
(15/188)
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2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
5.3
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
2,121,600
U.S. Bureau of Ju…
i
12/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
104 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,455
3,163 local jails…
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World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
9.8 %
estimated percent…
i
12/2016
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.2 %
i
2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
22.5 %
i
2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
no
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Special populations

Women

Number and percentage of incarcerated women

9.8 % (207,917)

estimated percentage

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12/2016

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Children

Number and percentage of incarcerated children

0.2 %

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2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People awaiting trial

Number and percentage of people awaiting trial in prison

22.5 %

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2017

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

People sentenced to death

The death penalty is abolished

no

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