Adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions reached 2,168,600 persons in 2015 in the USA, according to the United Nations. This is 2.31% less than in the previous year.
Historically, adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in the USA reached an all time high of 2,289,500 persons in 2008 and an all time low of 2,071,969 persons in 2003.
USA has been ranked 1st within the group of 64 countries we follow in terms of adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions.
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