[PDF][PDF] Jail inmates in 2016
Z Zeng, TD Minton - NCJ, 2018 - bjs.ojp.gov
Z Zeng, TD Minton
NCJ, 2018•bjs.ojp.govLocal jails in the United States held about 734,500 inmates at midyear 2019 (table 1), a
decline of 6% from a peak of 785,500 inmates in 2008. About 65%(480,700) of jail inmates
were awaiting court action on a current charge, while the remaining 35%(253,700) were
serving a sentence or awaiting sentencing on a conviction. At midyear 2019, there were 224
persons incarcerated in jail per 100,000 US residents (figure 1). Blacks were incarcerated at
a rate (600 per 100,000) more than three times the rate for whites (184 per 100,000). From …
decline of 6% from a peak of 785,500 inmates in 2008. About 65%(480,700) of jail inmates
were awaiting court action on a current charge, while the remaining 35%(253,700) were
serving a sentence or awaiting sentencing on a conviction. At midyear 2019, there were 224
persons incarcerated in jail per 100,000 US residents (figure 1). Blacks were incarcerated at
a rate (600 per 100,000) more than three times the rate for whites (184 per 100,000). From …
Local jails in the United States held about
734,500 inmates at midyear 2019 (table 1), a decline of 6% from a peak of 785,500 inmates in 2008. About 65%(480,700) of jail inmates were awaiting court action on a current charge, while the remaining 35%(253,700) were serving a sentence or awaiting sentencing on a conviction.
At midyear 2019, there were 224 persons incarcerated in jail per 100,000 US residents (figure 1). Blacks were incarcerated at a rate (600 per 100,000) more than three times the rate for whites (184 per 100,000). From 2008 to 2018, the incarceration rate grew 10% for whites, and fell 27% for blacks, 32% for Asians, and 36% for Hispanics. The rate change for American Indian/American Natives was not statistically significant during this period.
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