line graph showing change in the nation's jail population from 1983 to 2019, with pretrial detention driving the bulk of jail growth.

Data Source: The sources and data behind this graph can be found in Appendix Table 1 of our briefing. (Graph: Joshua Aiken, 2017)

This graph originally appeared in New data and visualizations spotlight states’ reliance on excessive jailing.

The data behind this graph is in Appendix Table 1.

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