Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 11:31:25 +1100
From: hbone <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: U.S. adult correctional population, end of 2001.


Steve/All

Some  U.S. statistics as of 2001 for adults, not minors.    I wonder how
this
compares with the U.K?


The total adult correctional population,
including those incarcerated and those
being supervised in the community, reached
a new high of 6,592,800 at the end of 2001.
At yearend 2001, 3.1%, or about 1 in every
32 adults in the United States, were in
State or Federal prisons, local jails, or
under the supervision of probation or
parole authorities, up from 2.7% in 1995.

regards,
Hugh