Line chart of the number of juveniles and adult males and adult females who are in the jail population from 1990 to 2008 (three lines, one for each status). Throughout the period, the adult male population has been the largest, followed by the adult females, followed by juveniles.
For adult males, the number of jail inmates began at 365,821 in 1990 and increased to 678,677 in 2008.
For adult females, the number of jail inmates began at 37,198 in 1990 and rose to 99,995 in 2007. Then the number fell to 99,175 in 2008.
For juveniles, the number of jail inmates began at 2,301 in 1990 and rose to 9,458 in 1999. Then the number fell to 7,703 in 2008.