United States imprisonment rate
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In the United States
, the imprisonment rate also known as the sentencing rate is defined as the number of prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year under state or federal jurisdiction per 100,000 U.S. residents. As of 2008, the United States had an imprisonment rate of 952 for males and 68 for females. Black males have the highest imprisonment rate with 3,161; over 6 times the white male imprisonment rate at 487 for 2008.
The rate of imprisonment in the United States is considerably higher than the rate in any other industrialized nation.
is the total number of inmates held in custody of state or federal prisons or local jails per 100,000 U.S. residents.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the imprisonment rate also known as the sentencing rate is defined as the number of prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year under state or federal jurisdiction per 100,000 U.S. residents. As of 2008, the United States had an imprisonment rate of 952 for males and 68 for females. Black males have the highest imprisonment rate with 3,161; over 6 times the white male imprisonment rate at 487 for 2008.
The rate of imprisonment in the United States is considerably higher than the rate in any other industrialized nation.
Imprisonment Rate vs Incarceration Rate
The imprisonment rate is defined as the number of prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year under state or federal jurisdiction per 100,000 U.S. residents whereas the incarceration rateIncarceration
Incarceration is the detention of a person in prison, typically as punishment for a crime .People are most commonly incarcerated upon suspicion or conviction of committing a crime, and different jurisdictions have differing laws governing the function of incarceration within a larger system of...
is the total number of inmates held in custody of state or federal prisons or local jails per 100,000 U.S. residents.
External links
- Imprisonment Rate 1980-2008, Bureau of Justice Statistics