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Graph showing the incarceration rate for Iowa, California, New York, Minnesota and all 50 states from 1978 to 2013. Iowa's rate is lower than Louisiana and the US average, but is now higher than the dropping New York rate.

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners with sentences over 1 year. (Graph: Peter Wagner, 2015)

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