Prisoners in 1993

This BJS Bulletin contains the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend. In jurisdiction-level tables, it compares the increase in the prison population during 1993 with that of the previous year and gives 5- and 10-year growth rates. The Bulletin reports the number of male and female prisoners, their incarceration rates, and data on prison capacities and use of local jails to reduce prison crowding. A set of tables and graphs on admissions to prison describe whether inmates were entering directly from a new sentence or were entering following a violation of probation or parole. The number of admissions relative to the number of arrests for selected offenses is also reported. 6/94. NCJ 147036