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| Press Releases and Bureau of Prison Statistics |
BOP Statistics
As of February 2005
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Inmates in privately-managed secure facilities1: |
10,823 |
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Inmates in other contract facilities2: |
9,969 |
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Inmates in BOP facilities: |
160,475 |
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Total sentenced population: |
162,407 |
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Total population: |
181,267 |
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1 Includes inmates housed in privately-managed secure facilities under contract with the BOP or with a state or local government that has an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the BOP.
2 Includes inmates housed in community corrections centers, home confinement, jail/short-term detention, contract juveniles, and long-term boarders. |
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Inmates By Security Level |
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Minimum: |
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18.7 % |
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Low: |
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39.4 % |
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Medium: |
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25.5 % |
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High: |
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10.4 % |
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Unclassified1: |
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5.8 % |
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Inmates By Gender |
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Male: |
168,977 |
(93.2 %) |
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Female: |
12,290 |
(6.8 %) |
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Inmates By Race |
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White: |
102,681 |
(56.6 %) |
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Black: |
72,530 |
(40.0 %) |
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Native American: |
3,136 |
(1.7 %) |
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Asian: |
2,920 |
(1.6 %) |
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Ethnicity |
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Hispanic: |
58,287 |
(32.2 %) |
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Citizenship |
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United States: |
129,442 |
(71.4 %) |
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Mexico: |
31,143 |
(17.2 %) |
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Colombia: |
3,484 |
(1.9 %) |
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Cuba: |
1,969 |
(1.1 %) |
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Dominican Republic: |
3,489 |
(1.9 %) |
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Other/Unknown: |
11,740 |
(6.5 %) |
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1These inmates have not yet been assigned a security level. |
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Less than 1 year: |
3,325 |
(2.0 %) |
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1-3 years: |
23,441 |
(14.2 %) |
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3-5 years: |
26,551 |
(16.1 %) |
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5-10 years: |
47,627 |
(28.9 %) |
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10-15 years: |
29,281 |
(17.8 %) |
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15-20 years: |
13,969 |
(8.5 %) |
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More than 20 years: |
15,046 |
(9.1 %) |
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Life: |
5,294 |
(3.2 %) |
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Death1: |
31 |
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* Data is only calculated for cases where sentencing information is available.
1 Inmates with Federal death sentences are housed in the Special Confinement Unit. |
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Drug Offenses: |
88,578 |
(53.9 %) |
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Weapons, Explosives, Arson: |
21,082 |
(12.8 %) |
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Immigration: |
18,243 |
(11.1 %) |
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Robbery: |
10,024 |
(6.1 %) |
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Burglary, Larceny, Property Offenses: |
6,768 |
(4.1 %) |
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Extortion, Fraud, Bribery: |
6,774 |
(4.1 %) |
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Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses: |
5,324 |
(3.2 %) |
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Miscellaneous: |
3,373 |
(2.1 %) |
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Sex Offenses: |
1,732 |
(1.1 %) |
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Banking and Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement: |
992 |
(0.6 %) |
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Courts or Corrections: |
698 |
(0.4 %) |
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Continuing Criminal Enterprise: |
602 |
(0.4 %) |
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National Security: |
104 |
(0.1 %) |
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* Data calculated for those with offense-specific information available. |
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Staff By Race/Ethnicity |
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White (Non-Hispanic): |
22,068 |
(64.3 %) |
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African American: |
7,198 |
(21.0 %) |
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Hispanic: |
3,819 |
(11.1 %) |
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Asian: |
696 |
(2.0 %) |
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Native American: |
522 |
(1.5 %) |
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Other: |
7 |
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Staff By Gender |
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Male: |
24,713 |
(72.0 %) |
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Female: |
9,597 |
(28.0 %) |
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