NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS: 104

TOTAL INMATE POPULATION: 177,518

In BOP facilities: 150,048

In privately managed secure facilities: 15,316

Includes inmates housed in privately operated secure facilities under contract with the BOP or with a state or local government that has an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the BOP.

In other non-BOP facilities: 12,154

Includes inmates in facilities operated by a state or locality that is either under contract or under an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the BOP. Primarily includes inmates housed in jail/short-term detention, contract juveniles, home confinement, and community corrections centers.

Sentenced population: 158,339

These figures are as of May 8, 2004. See the most recent weekly population figures for updates and for individual BOP institutions.

INMATES BY SECURITY LEVEL (BOP facilities only)

Minimum:  19.3%     

Low:         
                                    39.1%    

Medium:   25.0%

High:         10.6%

6.0% of inmates have not been assigned a security level.

INMATES BY GENDER

Male:      165,414
                                    (93.2%) 

Female:   12,104 (6.8%) 

INMATES BY RACE

White:      100,593
                                    (56.7%)     

Black:      71,156 (40.1%)   
                                    

Asian:        
                                    2,870 (1.6%)          

Native                
                                    

American:  2,899  (1.6%)

ETHNICITY

Hispanic:   57,029  (32.1%)

CITIZENSHIP

United States:       
                                    126,408  (71.2%)    

Mexico:                     
                                    29,723  (16.7%)    

Colombia:                   
                                    3,581  (2.0%)    

Cuba:                          
                                    2,291  (1.3%)     

Dominican Republic:  3,502  (2.0%)

Other/Unknown:        
                                    12,013  (6.8%) 

AVERAGE INMATE AGE: 38

SENTENCE IMPOSED (calculated for those with sentencing information available)

Less than 1
                                    year:        3,724   
                                    (2.3%)     

1-3 years:                  23,755   (14.8%)     

3-5 years:                 
                                    25,872   (16.1%)    
                                    

5-10 years:              
                                    46,474    (28.9%)    
                                    

10-15 years:            
                                    28,048   (17.4%)    
                                    

15-20 years:            
                                    13,443     (8.3%)    
                                    

More than 20 years: 14,442    (8.9%)     

Life:                      
                                                  
                                         5,166   
                                    (3.2%)     

Death:                  
                                              30* 

*This number represents those inmates with a Federal death sentence who are confined in the Special Confinement Unit at the U.S. Penitentiary, Terre Haute, IN.

TYPES OF OFFENSES (calculated for those with offense-specific information available)

Drug Offenses:                         
                                    87,174 (54.3%)    

Weapons, Explosives,
                                    Arson: 19,163 (11.9%) 

Immigration:                              
                                    17,370 (10.8%)    

Robbery:                                    
                                    10,228  (6.4%) 

Burglary, Larceny, Property 

 Offenses:                                   
                                    7,079 (4.4%)     

Extortion, Fraud, Bribery:           
                                    7,102 (4.4%)    

Homicide, Aggravated
                                    Assault, 

  and
                                    Kidnapping Offenses:        5,226  (3.2%)    

Miscellaneous:                            
                                    3,100  (1.9%)    

Sex Offenses                             
                                    1,664  (1.0%)

Banking and Insurance, 

                                    Counterfeit, Embezzlement:         1,108  (0.7%)    

Courts or Corrections:  

  (e.g., Obstructing Justice)             724  (0.5%)    

Continuing Criminal Enterprise:     611  (0.4%)    

National Security:                              
                                    102  (0.1%)

Federal Prison Population Over Time/Drug Offenders in BOP-Operated Facilities

Note: Data for 1970 to 1976 are for June 30; data for 1977 onwards are for September 30. Data are for inmates in BOP facilities only (i.e., do not include inmates in contract facilities).

STAFF BY GENDER

Male:                    
                                      24,590 (71.8%)

Female:                               
                                        9,668 (28.2%)

STAFF BY RACE/ETHNICITY

White (Non-Hispanic):       
                                     22,110 (64.5%)    

African American:                 7,146  (20.9%)    

Hispanic:                  
                                                 3,796  (11.0%)

Asian:                   
                                                  
                                         695   
                                    (2.0%)

Native American:               
                                         504   
                                    (1.5%) 

Other:                          
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