United States of America

Capital city — Washington

Country population
324,960,433
i
2016
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
698
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2018
/ Prison Policy Initiative
Type of government
Federal presidential constitutional rep…
Human Development Index
0.92
i
2016
/ UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of prisoners
2,121,600
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2016
/ ICPR
Prison density
103 %
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2013
/ ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,575
i
2005
An NPM has been established
No
Female prisoners
9.8 %
i
2016
/ ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
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2016
/ ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
21.6 %
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2016
/ ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
No

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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

9.8 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

0.2 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

21.6 %

i

2016

/ ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

No

Foreign prisoners

Number and percentage of foreign prisoners

5.5 %

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2013

/ ICPR