The number of people incarcerated for drug offenses in federal prisons in the United States has ballooned since 1980. There were 73,204 inmates in federal prisons on drug offenses in 2019; the corresponding number in 1980 was 4,749.
Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019
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The Sentencing Project. (May 17, 2021). Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. (2021). Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project. "Number of People Incarcerated in Federal Prisons for Drug Offenses in The United States from 1980 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
The Sentencing Project, Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people incarcerated in federal prisons for drug offenses in the United States from 1980 to 2019 [Graph], The Sentencing Project, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/817973/number-of-people-in-federal-prisons-for-drug-offenses-in-the-us/
