This statistic shows the estimated number of U.S. state prisoners, by gender, as of 2016. In 2016, approximately 1.14 million of the 1.23 million prisoners in the custody of state prison were male.
Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (February 12, 2020). Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender." Chart. February 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Estimated Number of United States State Prisoners in Custody in 2016, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2016, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221004/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-gender/