Exploring the Numbers: An Examination of Correctional Populations over Time

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Abstract

This presentation will address trends in the U.S. population under correctional supervision (i.e. jail, prison, probation and parole) particularly during the era of mass incarceration. It will also describe the current declines in these trends.

Author

• Danielle Kaeble, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice