U.S. Prison Population Rate At Lowest Level in Three Decades, Report Finds
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The U.S. incarceration rate dropped in 2021 to the lowest level in three decades, according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The prison population declined one percent in 2021 after sinking 14 percent in 2020 largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest number was the eighth consecutive fall in the prison population, which has plummeted 25 percent since 2011.