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Prisoners in the United States, 1990–2006

Year	Total inmates	Federal prisoners	State prisoners	Local jails
1990	1,148,702	58,838	684,544	405,320
1995	1,585,586	89,538	989,004	507,044
2000	1,935,753¹	133,921	1,176,269	621,149
2001	1,961,247¹	143,337	1,180,155	631,240
2002	2,033,022¹	151,618	1,209,331	665,475
2003	2,082,728¹	159,275	1,225,659	691,301
2004	2,131,180¹	169,370	1,241,034	713,990
2005	2,186,230¹	175,954	1,255,514	747,529
2006	2,245,189¹	181,622	1,290,200	766,010

1. Total counts include federal inmates in non-secure privately operated facilities (6,143 in 2000, 6,192 in 2001, 6,598 in 2002, 6,471 in 2003, 7,065 in 2004, 7,144 in 2005, and 7,357 in June 2006).

Source: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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