This statistic shows the number of inmates in the United States imprisoned for drug offenses in both 1980 and 2018, by the level of the corrections institution. There were 183,900 inmates in state prisons on drug offenses in 2018; the corresponding number in 1980 was 19,000.
Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2018, by institutional level
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The Sentencing Project. (August 31, 2020). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2018, by institutional level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 07, 2021, 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 2018, by institutional level." Chart. August 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 07, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817968/number-of-people-in-prisons-and-jails-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. (2020). Number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in the United States in 1980 and 2018, by institutional level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 07, 2021. 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 2018, by Institutional Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 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 2018, 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 March 07, 2021)