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BJS Releases Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023. The online release provides key prison statistics prior to release of the annual prisons report.
BJS is providing preliminary statistics on key items from the annual prisons data collection. The statistics include all incarcerated individuals under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities and those sentenced to more than 1 year under the same authorities. This preliminary release includes counts from 2013 through 2023 and a year-to-year comparison of 2022 and 2023 by jurisdiction and the sex of persons who were incarcerated. Final statistics will be published in Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (forthcoming).
| Title: | Prisons Report Series: Preliminary Data Release, 2023 (NCJ 309396) |
| Author: | Derek Mueller, PhD, BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisons-report-series-preliminary-data-release-2023 |
About the Bureau of Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.
About the Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking or SMART Office – can be found at www.ojp.gov.
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