| Country | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ministry responsible | Department of Justice | Prison administration | Federal Bureau of Prisons, state and local correctional authorities | Contact address | 320 First Street N.W, Washington DC 20534 | Telephone / fax / website | url: http://www.bop.gov | Head of prison administration (and title) | Harley G Lappin Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons | Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 2,193,798 at 31.12.2005 (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics - the total consists of 1,259,905 in state prisons, 747,529 in local jails, 179,220 in federal prisons and 7,144 'Federal inmates in non-secure privately operated facilities.' A further 96,655 were held in juvenile facilities in 2003, a further 1,745 in 'jails in Indian country' at 30.6.2004, 10,104 in immigation facilities at 31.12.2005 and 2,322 in military facilities at 31.12.2005.) | Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 737
| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 21.2% (62.0% of local jail inmates at 30.6.2005) | Female prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 8.9% (12.7% of local jail inmates, 7.0% of state and federal prisoners, 30.6.2005) | Juveniles / minors / young prisoners incl. definition (percentage of prison population) | 0.4% (0.9% of local jail inmates, 0.2% of state prisoners - under 18, 30.6.2005) | Foreign prisoners (percentage of prison population) | 6.4% (of those in state and federal prisons, 30.6.2005) | Number of establishments / institutions | 5,069 (2000 - 3,365 local jails, 1,558 state facilities, 146 federal facilities) | Official capacity of prison system | c.2,039,370 (789,001 in local jails at 30.6.2005, c.1,131,000 in state prisons at 31.12.2005, 119,371 in federal prisons at 31.12.2005) | Occupancy level (based on official capacity) | c.107.6% (94.7% in local jails at 30.6.2005, c.111% in state prisons at 31.12.2005, 150.1% in federal prisons at 31.12.2005) |
| Recent prison population trend (year, prison population total, prison population rate) | 1992 1,295,150 (505) 1995 1,585,586 (600) 1998 1,816,931 (669) 2001 1,961,247 (685) 2004 2,135,335 (723) |
