Prisons - Table - 1-30-12

dwf_admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:26:21 -0800

Prisons & Drug Offenders - Tables

(1980, 1990, 2000 and 2007-2009 - persons under control of the U.S. criminal justice system for "drugs") The table below estimates the number of persons under control of the U.S. criminal justice system with a conviction for "drugs" as their most serious offense. It shows that in 2009, there were almost 1.2 million people who were on probation or parole or were incarcerated in state or federal prison for "drug" offenses. During the 20 years since 1990, the number of "drug" offenders grew in these four categories as a total by +22.5%. However, since that year, the number of prisoners housed in federal prisons for "drugs" exploded from 30,470 to almost 100,000, a rate of +212.5%. In 1980, there were only 4,900 prisoners housed in federal facilities for "drugs."

Number of persons under control of the U.S. criminal justice system for "drugs"^†
System	1980	1990	2000	2007	2008	2009	% Chg 2000-2009


TOTAL		964,469	1,243,666	1,268,246	1,258,606	1,181,830	+22.5%

Probation	--	785,399	918,290	899,200	912,127	844,425	+7.5%
Parole	--	144,543	n/a	305,656	265,634	261,666	+81.0%

Federal Prison	4,900	30,470	74,276	95,446	95,079	95,205	+212.5%
State prison	19,000	148,600	251,100	273,600	251,400	242,200	+63.0%

^{• All of the above numbers represent estimates, not exact counts. The source reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for various years have been periodically revised. The methodologies used to collect these data may also be modified over time, rendering the percent change values approximations.}

^{• The conviction of "drugs" means that drug use, possession or sales was the prisoner's most serious offense, even if he or she were convicted of multiple offenses.}

Race & Prison - Data - 1-22-12

dwf_admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:20:58 -0800

(2010 - race & prison - black males in prison) "An estimated 7.3% of black males ages 30-34 were in state or federal prison [in 2010]."

Race & Prison - Data - 1-21-12

dwf_admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:05:48 -0800

(2010 - race & prison - U.S. population by race) "In the 2010 Census, 97 percent of all respondents (299.7 million) reported only one race (see Table 1).¹⁰ The largest group reported White alone (223.6 million), accounting for 72 percent of all people living in the United States.¹¹ The Black or African-American alone population was 38.9 million and represented 13 percent of the total population.¹² There were 2.9 million respondents who indicated American Indian and Alaska Native alone (0.9 percent). Approximately 14.7 million (about 5 percent of all respondents) identified their race as Asian alone."

Race & Prison - Data - 1-21-12

dwf_admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:59:51 -0800

(2010 - race & prison - Hispanic population) "In 2010, there were 50.5 million Hispanics in the United States, composing 16 percent of the total population .... Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent—rising from 35.3 million in 2000, when this group made up 13 percent of the total population.9 The Hispanic population increased by 15.2 million between 2000 and 2010, accounting for over half of the 27.3 million increase in the total population of the United States."

^{Editor's Note: Per the 2010 Census, "'Hispanic or Latino' refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."}

Drug Usage - Data - 1-19-12

dwf_admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:02:30 -0800

(2010 - drug usage - dependence by race) "In 2010, among persons aged 12 or older, rates of substance dependence or abuse were lower among Asians (4.1 percent) and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders (5.6 percent) than among other racial/ethnic groups. The rates for the other racial/ethnic groups were 16.0 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives, 9.7 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 9.7 percent for Hispanics, 8.9 percent for whites, and 8.2 percent for blacks."

Alcohol - Data - 1-19-12

dwf_admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:41:32 -0800

(2010 - alcohol - use by race) "Among persons aged 12 or older, whites in 2010 were more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to report current use of alcohol (56.7 percent) ... The rates were 45.2 percent for persons reporting two or more races, 42.8 percent for blacks, 41.8 percent for Hispanics, 38.4 percent for Asians, and 36.6 percent for American Indians or Alaska Natives."

Marijuana - Data - 1-19-12

dwf_admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:36:56 -0800

(2010 - marijuana - daily users) "In 2010, an estimated 15.7 percent of past year marijuana users aged 12 or older used marijuana on 300 or more days within the past 12 months. This translates into 4.6 million persons using marijuana on a daily or almost daily basis over a 12-month period."

Families - Law & Policy - 1-7-12

dwf_admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:56:29 -0800

(families - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) "The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program was reauthorized under the Deficit Reduction Act in February 2006. The TANF block grant is funded at $16.6 billion each year and is currently authorized under a continuing resolution. The program includes specific definitions of work, work verification requirements, and penalties if states do not meet the requirements."

Prisons - Data - 1-7-12

dwf_admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:43:23 -0800

Prisons - State and Local

(2010 - prisons & jails - state - spending on corrections) "State spending on corrections reflects the costs to build and operate prison systems and may include spending on juvenile justice programs and alternatives to incarceration such as probation and parole. State spending for corrections totaled $51.1 billion in fiscal 2010, a 3.2 percent decrease compared to fiscal 2009. State spending on corrections in fiscal 2011 is estimated to total $51.7 billion, a 1.3 percent increase from fiscal 2010 but still below fiscal 2009 levels. As with other areas of the state budget, spending growth on corrections has slowed considerably due to widespread revenue shortfalls and limited resources; as recently as fiscal 2007 state spending on corrections grew by 10.1 percent."

Prisons - Data - 1-6-12

dwf_admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:11:14 -0800

(2010 - prisons & jails - over capacity) "The Federal Bureau of Prisons operated at 36% above reported capacity at yearend 2010."

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