In 2021, about 29,300 federal prisoners were held in privately operated facilities in the United States. In that same year, most prisoners in the U.S. were held in state facilities, at 884,100 inmates.
Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 24, 2023). Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution." Chart. March 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Total Number of Inmates Held in Custody in State or Federal Prisons or in Local Jails in The United States in 2021, by Type of Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Total number of inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails in the United States in 2021, by type of institution [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253029/inmates-held-in-custody-in-the-us-by-type-of-correctional-institution/
