United States of America
Capital city — Washington
Country population
i01/07/2023Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i2022Type of government
Human Development Index
0.927(20/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Total number of prisoners
1,808,100U.S. Bureau of Ju…
i2022Prison density
95.6 %estimated percent…
i2019Total number of prison facilities
4,4553,163 local jails…
An NPM has been established
Female prisoners
8.8 %estimated percent…
i2021Incarcerated minors
i2019Percentage of untried prisoners
25.5 %estimated percent…
i2021Death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
541
i
2022
Total number of prisoners
1,808,100
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2022
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that 663 100 people are held in local jails, 986 400 in state prisons, 158 600 in federal prisons. In addition, there are prisoners in the Indian Country Jails (2 250 in 2022).
Prison density
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison service
Department of Justice
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
4,455
3,163 local jails (2014), 1,190 state confinement facilities (2005) and 102 federal confinement facilities (2005)