This statistic shows number of incarcerated women in the United States in 2015, by offense type. In 2015, there were around 60,200 women incarcerated prisons across the United States for drug offenses.
Number of women incarcerated in the United States in 2015, by offense type
Shown graph does not contain offenses of women in the following types of prisons:
Youth (4,000),
Immigration detention (3,700),
Indian country jails (600),
Territorial prisons (500),
Military (70),
Civil commitment (10).
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Prison Policy Initiative. (October 19, 2017). Number of women incarcerated in the United States in 2015, by offense type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816484/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of women incarcerated in the United States in 2015, by offense type." Chart. October 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816484/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. (2017). Number of women incarcerated in the United States in 2015, by offense type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816484/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of Women Incarcerated in The United States in 2015, by Offense Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816484/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative, Number of women incarcerated in the United States in 2015, by offense type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816484/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-the-us-by-offense/ (last visited January 20, 2020)
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