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Prisoners in 1996
This annual Bulletin
reports the number of persons in State and Federal prisons at yearend. It
compares the increase in the prison population during 1996 with that of
the previous year and gives the 5 and 10-year growth rates. The Bulletin
reports the number of male and female prisoners, the incarceration rates
for States, and data on prison capacities and use of local jails because
of prison crowding. 6/97. NCJ 164619
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