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CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEES
A total of 430,033 correctional staff were employed in the United States on June 30, 2000
- An increase of 24% over 5 years
There are three inmates per employee in the United States in 2000
- An increase from 2.9 in 1995
Veterans in Prison or Jail
In 1998, there were an estimated 25,062,400 veterans in the U.S. population, including 225,700 veterans held in the nation's prisons and jails.
- In 1998, there were 937 incarcerated veterans per 100,000 veteran residents, up from 571 per 100,000 in 1985.
- Despite the increase, male veterans were incarcerated at less than half the rate of adult male nonveterans (1,971 per 100,000) in 1998.
- The number of veterans in prison or jail rose from 154,600 in 1985 to 225,700 in 1998, an increase of 46%.
- During this period, the number of nonveteran inmates rose 172%.
- One in six incarcerated veterans were dishonorably discharged from the military.
- One in five veterans in prison or jail reported seeing combat duty during their military service.
- Veterans accounted for 12% of all inmates in 1998, down from 21% in 1985.
- In 1998, an estimated 56,500 Vietnam War-era veterans and 18,500 Persian Gulf War-era veterans were held in state and federal prisons.
- Males comprised 99% of those veterans in prison and jail.
More than 225,000 veterans held in nation's prisons or jails in 1998 |
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Estimated number of veteran inmates |
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1985 |
1998 |
Prison |
100,200 |
156,400 |
Local Jail |
54,400 |
69,300 |
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Percent of inmates reporting military service |
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1986 |
1997 |
Prison |
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Federal |
24.9% |
14.5% |
State |
20.2% |
12.5% |
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1983 |
1996 |
Local Jail |
21.2% |
11.7% |
- One in every six incarcerated veterans were not honorably discharged from the military.
- About 20% of veterans in prison or jail reported seeing combat duty during their military service.
- In 1998, an estimated 56,500 Vietnam War-era veterans and 18,500 Persian Gulf War-era veterans were held in state and federal prisons.
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Veterans in Prison or Jail. January 2000.
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