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As of 2021, there are approximately 127,000 inmates housed in Texas prisons.
There are 6 active prisons in the state of Illinois. There is talk of more being built due to the record high population of inmates in Illinois prisons.
approximately 10,000
The state of California has about 120,000 prison inmates. There are 9,000 of those prisoners who are serving life sentences.
(in the US) There are many types of prisons. State prisons - Federal prisons - Military prisons. There really is no such thing as a "typical prison." They can range in size from housing a few hundred prisoners, to those that house several thousands.
Do to security reasons you are not allowed to know the exact number of federal prisons.
171'000
37 tried, 5 are still labeled ''missing'' though
There are 14 state prisons in Tennessee.
There are 33 state prisons in California.
In South Africa there are 240 prisons according to Wikipedia. These prisons house up to 190,000 inmates at one time. The prisons include maximum, medium and minimum security.
There are currently 70 state run prisons in New york. There are 2 federal prisons in the state of New York.