U.S. Correctional Populations
Persons Incarcerated in Prisons and on Probation and Parole
An estimated 6,613,500 persons (one in 38 persons) were under the supervision of U.S. adult correctional systems on December 31, 2016. The adult correctional population consists of persons held in prisons and jails and persons on probation and parole. From 2007 to 2016, the correctional population declined by an average of 1.2 percent annually. Highlights In 2016, the number of persons supervised by the U.S. adult correctional systems dropped for the ninth consecutive year. From 2007 to 2016, the portion of the adult population under supervision of the U.S. correctional systems decreased by 18 percent, from 3,210 to 2,640 per…
