This statistic shows the number of inmates in the United States imprisoned for drug offenses in both 1980 and 2017, by the level of the corrections institution. There were 190,100 inmates in state prisons on drug offenses in 2017, the corresponding number in 1980 was 19,000.
Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2017, by institutional level
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The Sentencing Project. (June 30, 2019). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2017, by institutional level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2017, by institutional level." Chart. June 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. (2019). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2017, by institutional level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of People Incarcerated for Drug Offenses in The United States in 1980 and 2017, by Institutional Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project, Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2017, by institutional level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/ (last visited January 20, 2020)
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