Print version| Country | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Department of Justice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Federal Bureau of Prisons, state and local correctional authorities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 320 First Street N.W, Washington DC 20534 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | Web: www.bop.gov |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Charles E. Samuels Jr.
Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
2,239,751
at 2011 (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics - 735,601 in local jails at 30.6.2011, 1,504,150 in state or federal prisons at 31.12.2011, including state prisoners in private facilities) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
716
based on an estimated national population of 312.72 million at end of 2011 (U.S. Census Bureau) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.5%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
8.7%
(31.12.2010) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(30.6.2009 - juveniles) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.9%
(30.6.2007) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
4,575
(3,283 local jails at 2006, 1,190 state confinement facilities at 2005, 102 federal confinement facilities at 2005) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | c.2,134,000
(866,782 in local jails at 30.6.2010, c. 1,140,500 in state prisons at 31.12.2010, 126,863 in federal prisons at 31.12.2010) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
c.106%
(86.4% in local jails at 30.6.2010, c. 115% in state prisons at 31.12.2010, 136.0% in federal prisons at 31.12.2010) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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