Decline in Incarcerated Adults in the United States
2008 TO 2018*
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
0
200k
400k
600k
800k
1m
1.2m
1.4m
1.6m
1.8m
2m
2.2m
2.4m
Total
Prison population
Local jail population
Prison population: -8.9%
Local jail population: -6%
Total: -8.1%