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The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice most recent statistics as of 12/31/08:

Total Prisoners: 1,518,559

Total White: 471,400

Total Black: 586,200

Total Hispanic: 17,600

Total Other: 443,359

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As of 2021, there are approximately 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States. This number includes individuals in federal and state prisons as well as local jails. The U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world.

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theres no number you can say inmates get let out in put in every our in the united states

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In 2009, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) the incarceration rate of the US was 743 adults per 100,000 population.

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over 2 million

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