Data Source: Compiled from multiple Bureau of Justice Statistics data sets. See our blog post about the data. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer and Peter Wagner, 2022)
This graph originally appeared in Updated charts provide insights on racial disparities, correctional control, jail suicides, and more.
The original version of the charts showing how state policy drives mass incarceration was published in Tracking State Prison Growth in 50 States.
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