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National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program

License
Public domain
Coverage
1978–2022 · Base Data Commons graph
Updates
Yearly

Source & methodology

Published by U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and served through the base Google Data Commons graph, which handles the ingestion and standardization. Follow the links for the authoritative definitions and the exact processing code.

Variables (97)

VariableSource table
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Admitted To Prison, Female, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of incarceration event (admitted to prison, female, incarcerated, sentenced).
Population incarceration eventMeasured countStatistic measured valueevent type admitted to prisongender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedprison sentence status sentenced
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Admitted To Prison, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of incarceration event (admitted to prison, incarcerated, sentenced).
Population incarceration eventMeasured countStatistic measured valueevent type admitted to prisoninstitutionalization incarceratedprison sentence status sentenced
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Admitted To Prison, Male, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Released From Prison, Female, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of incarceration event (released from prison, female, incarcerated, sentenced).
Population incarceration eventMeasured countStatistic measured valueevent type released from prisongender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedprison sentence status sentenced
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Released From Prison, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of Incarcerations And Releases (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Released From Prison, Male, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Count of incarceration event (released from prison, male, incarcerated, sentenced).
Population incarceration eventMeasured countStatistic measured valueevent type released from prisongender maleinstitutionalization incarceratedprison sentence status sentenced
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Accidents(Unintentional Injuries), Female, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (accidents(unintentional injuries), female, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death accidents(unintentional injuries)gender femaleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Accidents(Unintentional Injuries), Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Accidents(Unintentional Injuries), Male, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): AIDS, Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): AIDS, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): AIDS, Male, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Assault(Homicide), Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Assault(Homicide), Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Assault(Homicide), Male, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Death Due To Another Person, Female, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (death due to another person, female, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death death due to another persongender femaleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Death Due To Another Person, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Death Due To Another Person, Male, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (death due to another person, male, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death death due to another persongender maleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Illness or Natural Cause, Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Illness or Natural Cause, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (illness or natural cause, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death illness or natural causeinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Illness or Natural Cause, Male, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valueinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Intentional Self-Harm(Suicide), Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Intentional Self-Harm(Suicide), Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Intentional Self-Harm(Suicide), Male, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Judicial Execution, Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Judicial Execution, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Judicial Execution, Male, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (judicial execution, male, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death judicial executiongender maleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (male, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender maleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): NPSOther Cause of Death, Female, Incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): NPSOther Cause of Death, Incarcerated
Count of mortality event (npsother cause of death, incarcerated).
Population mortality eventMeasured countStatistic measured valuecause of death npsother cause of deathinstitutionalization incarcerated
Count of Mortality Event (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): NPSOther Cause of Death, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): 0 - 17 Years, Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): 0 - 17 Years, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): 0 - 17 Years, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Count of person (not auscitizen, female, incarcerated, unsentenced).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecitizenship not auscitizengender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedprison sentence status unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Custody): Not A US Citizen, State Operated & Federally Operated & Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Federally Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Count of person (federally operated, female, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecorrectional facility operator federally operatedgender femaleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Federally Operated, Incarcerated
Count of person (federally operated, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecorrectional facility operator federally operatedinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Federally Operated, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
(female).
gender female
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, American Indian or Alaska Native Alone
Count of person (female, incarcerated, american indian or alaska native alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace american indian or alaska native alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Asian Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Black or African American Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Hispanic or Latino
Count of person (female, incarcerated, hispanic or latino).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace hispanic or latino
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone
Count of person (female, incarcerated, native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Two or More Races
Count of person (female, incarcerated, two or more races).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace two or more races
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Female, Incarcerated, White Alone
Count of person (female, incarcerated, white alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender femaleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace white alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): In-State, Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Count of person (in state, privately operated, female, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecorrectional facility location in statecorrectional facility operator privately operatedgender femaleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): In-State, Privately Operated, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): In-State, Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated
Count of person (in state, privately operated, male, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecorrectional facility location in statecorrectional facility operator privately operatedgender maleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, American Indian or Alaska Native Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Asian Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Black or African American Alone
Count of person (incarcerated, black or african american alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valueinstitutionalization incarceratedrace black or african american alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Hispanic or Latino
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone
Count of person (incarcerated, native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valueinstitutionalization incarceratedrace native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Two or More Races
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Incarcerated, White Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Local, Locally Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Local, Locally Operated, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Local, Locally Operated, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated
Count of person (male, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender maleinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, 1 Years or Less, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, 2 Years or More, Sentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, American Indian or Alaska Native Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Asian Alone
Count of person (male, incarcerated, asian alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender maleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace asian alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Black or African American Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Hispanic or Latino
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone
Count of person (male, incarcerated, native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuegender maleinstitutionalization incarceratedrace native hawaiian or other pacific islander alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Two or More Races
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, Unsentenced
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Male, Incarcerated, White Alone
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, Incarcerated
Count of person (out of state, incarcerated).
Population personMeasured countStatistic measured valuecorrectional facility location out of stateinstitutionalization incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, Privately Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, Privately Operated, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, Privately Operated, Male, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, State Operated, Female, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, State Operated, Incarcerated
Population (Measured Based on Jurisdiction): Out-of-State, State Operated, Male, Incarcerated