One in 31

Explosive growth in the number of people on probation or parole has propelled the population of the American corrections system to more than 7.3 million, or 1 in every 31 U.S. adults, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States.  The vast majority of these offenders live in the community, yet new data in the report finds that nearly 90 percent of state corrections dollars are spent on prisons.  One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the large number of offenders in the community.

 One in 31 Report 
 One in 31 Report Errata 

 All State Fact Sheets 
 Fact Sheets Errata 

Fact sheets trace the growth in size and cost of the prison, jail, probation and parole populations in each state.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansas
CaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware
District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii 
Idaho IllinoisIndianaIowa
KansasKentuckyLouisianaMaine
MarylandMassachusetts Michigan Minnesota 
MississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska
NevadaNew Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico 
New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio
OklahomaOregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island 
South Carolina South DakotaTennesseeTexas
UtahVermontVirginiaWashington
West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming 

 

Visit the “Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections” for a menu of five model policy provisions that can help corrections agencies reduce recidivism and cut costs. 

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March 02, 2009 -
One in 31 Report (Adobe PDF)
One in 31 Report Errata (Adobe PDF)

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