United States of America
Capital city — Washington
Country population
i07/2019Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2016Type of government
Human Development Index
0.92(15/188)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
iName of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
2,121,600U.S. Bureau of Ju…
i12/2016Prison density
i2014Total number of prison facilities
4,4553,163 local jails…
An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
9.8 %estimated percent…
i12/2016Incarcerated minors
i2014Untried prisoners
i2017Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
655
i
2016
Total number of prisoners
2,121,600
i
12/2016
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that 704,500 people are held in local jails, 1,228,800 in state prisons, 188,300 federal prisons. In addition, there are prisoners in the 80 Indian Country Jails (2,540 at mid-year 2016) and in the 1,852 juvenile facilities (50,821 at 2014)
Prison density
104 %
i
2014
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Department of Justice
Total number of prison facilities
4,455
3,163 local jails (2014), 1,190 state confinement facilities (2005) and 102 federal confinement facilities (2005)