Correctional Populations in the United States, 2014
At yearend 2014, an estimated 6,851,000 persons were under the supervision of
U.S. adult correctional systems, a decline of about 52,200 from 6,903,200 at year end 2013 (figure 1). After peaking at 7,339,600 in 2007, the correctional population decreased each year by an average of 1.0%. By year end 2014, the population declined by 0.8% to the lowest level observed in more than a decade (6,886,800 in 2003). About 1 in 36 adults in the United States was under some form of correctional supervision at yearend 2014. This was the lowest rate observed since 1996 (5,531,300) when about 1.3 million fewer offenders were under correctional supervision (not shown).
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