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Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998

Reports the number of inmates in State and Federal prisons and local jails at midyear 1998, the incarceration rate per 100,000 U.S. residents, the amount and percent of change for the year and for the previous 10 years, and the direction of the trends. The report also provides the number of persons supervised by jail authorities outside of jail facilities in programs such as electronic monitoring, house detention, community service, or work release. 3/99 NCJ 173414

This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.

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