BJS has released Prisoners in 2022 ? Statistical Tables. This report provides statistics on persons under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities. It includes counts and demographic and offense characteristics of prisoners in 2022, as well as findings on admissions, releases, and imprisonment rates. It also provides data on prisoners held under military jurisdiction. The report is the 97th in a series that began in 1926. Findings are based on BJS?s National Prisoner Statistics program.
Prisoners in 2022 ? Statistical Tables (NCJ 307149) was written by former BJS Statistician E. Ann Carson, PhD, and BJS Statistician Rich Kluckow, DSW. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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