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U.S. Prison Population Hits Nearly 2.3 Million In 2004

The U.S. reached a new milestone in 2004: the imprisonment of nearly 2.3 million citizens, according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released in October 2005.

On December 31, 2004, 2,267,787 men, women, and children were held in the nations prisons and jails. The number represents ...

 

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