As of October 28, 2023, about 35.4 percent of federal inmates in the United States were in low security prison facilities. A further 12.1 percent of inmates were in high security facilities in that year.
Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 28, 2023). Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level." Chart. October 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Sentenced Prisoners under Federal Jurisdiction in The United States in 2023, by Security Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States in 2023, by security level [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252985/percentage-of-prisoners-under-federal-jurisdiction-in-the-us-by-security-level/