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graph: prisoners per 100,000 population 1925-2001; emphasizing the low rate of incarceration during censuses prior to the 1990.

Source: The Prison Index. (Peter Wagner, 2003)

Graph is a part of Prior to 1990 Census, prisoners were not explicitly excluded from Census counts, a fact of the week on PrisonersoftheCensus.org.

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