Demographic trends in correctional population by race-gctid37577

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Demographic trends in correctional population by race
Bureau of Justice Statistics Key Facts at a Glance Correctional populations by race

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Adults under correctional supervision
by race, 1986-97
        
    Number of adults in prison or jail, or on probation or parole
 
Year   White            Black            Other
1986   2,090,100   1,117,200   32,100
1987   2,192,200   1,231,100   36,300
1988   2,348,600   1,325,700   39,800
1989   2,521,200   1,489,000   45,400
1990   2,665,500   1,632,700   49,800
1991   2,742,400   1,743,300   49,900
1992   2,835,900   1,873,200   53,500
1993   2,872,200   2,011,600   60,200
1994   3,058,000   2,018,000   65,300
1995   3,220,900   2,024,000   90,200
1996   3,294,800   2,083,600   104,500
1997   3,429,000   2,149,900   113,600
        
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Correctional Surveys (The National Probation Data Survey, National Prisoner Statistics, Survey of Jails, and The National Parole Data Survey) as presented in Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Key Facts at a Glance Correctional populations by race