File:US correctional population timeline.gif

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English: 1980-2013. U.S. timeline of people under adult correctional supervision. Peaked at 7.46 million people on probation or parole, or incarcerated in jail or prison in 2008. About 3.2% of the U.S. adult population, or 1 in every 31 adults.
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The statistics for the chart are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice:

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Earlier charts from November Coalition. http://www.november.org

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current05:54, 28 June 2014Thumbnail for version as of 05:54, 28 June 2014691 × 471 (26 KB)Delphi234 (talk | contribs)update, show as area plot
17:19, 30 May 2008Thumbnail for version as of 17:19, 30 May 2008691 × 471 (16 KB)Timeshifter (talk | contribs)Updated chart. Statistics document number has been corrected at November.org source of this chart image.
17:08, 8 May 2008Thumbnail for version as of 17:08, 8 May 2008691 × 472 (16 KB)Timeshifter (talk | contribs)Sentence with November.org contact info removed from the bottom of the chart.
23:31, 4 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 23:31, 4 April 2008697 × 511 (23 KB)Timeshifter (talk | contribs)Updated chart.
12:26, 1 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 12:26, 1 September 2007699 × 516 (23 KB)Timeshifter (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=U.S. timeline of adults under correctional supervision. Probation, Parole, Prison, Jail. The stats sources are: *http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ppus05.pdf (NCJ 215091) *http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ppus05.htm *htt

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