Access 2023 prison statistics before the annual prisons report release

BJS has released Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023. This web report provides preliminary statistics on key items from the annual prisons data collection. The statistics feature information on all incarcerated individuals under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities and those sentenced to more than 1 year under the same authorities. This preliminary release includes counts from 2013 through 2023 and a year-to-year comparison of 2022 and 2023 by jurisdiction and the sex of persons who were incarcerated. Final statistics will be published in Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (forthcoming). 

Read the Report

Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023 (NCJ 309396) was written by BJS Statistician Derek Mueller, PhD. 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.

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