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16 States Report Declines in the Number Of Prisoners. 34 states report increases. Federal prisons and jails grow . Incarceration of women increases.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Growth in Prison and Jail Populations Slowing: 16 States Report Declines in the Number Of Prisoners WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As of June 30, 2008, state and federal correctional authorities had jurisdiction or legal authority over 1,610,584 prisoners. Additionally, 785,556 inmates were held in custody in local jails, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, announced today. During the six months ending June 30, 2008, the prison population increased by 0.8 percent, compared to 1.6 percent during the same period in 2007. The local jail population increased by 0.7 percent during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008, accounting for the slowest growth in 27 years...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).