Forecasting prison populations.By 2011, America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. will have more than 1.7 million men and women in prison, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a national report on and forecast of state prison populations by The Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for "general religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. . Most of those--1.5 million--will be in state custody The care, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process. , an increase of more than 162,000 from 2006. The cost to taxpayers: an additional $27.5 billion over the next five years beyond what currently is being spent on state and federal prisons. While 10 states are expected to see prison populations increase by 25 percent or more by 2011, seven will see 5 percent or less growth. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]
Incarceration Annual
Prison rate 2005 operating
Population (over 100,000 cost per
State 2005 residents) inmate 2005
State Total or Average 1,292,829 435 $23,876
Alabama 27,003 591 $13,019
Alaska 2,781 414 $42,082
Arizona 31,411 521 $19,795
Arkansas 13,383 479 $17,608
California 168,982 466 $34,150
Colorado 21,456 457 $26,248
Connecticut 13,121 373 $29,527
Delaware 3.972 467 $24,500
Florida 86,563 499 $22,211
Georgia 51,904 572 $17,017
Hawaii 4,422 340 $18,370
Idaho 6,818 472 $16,115
Illinois 44,919 351 $21,622
Indiana 24,416 388 $21,531
Iowa 8,737 294 $23,383
Kansas 9,068 330 $21,944
Kentucky 19,215 459 $18,170
Louisiana 36,083 797 $13,009
Maine 1,905 144 $35,012
Maryland 22,143 394 $30,244
Massachusetts 10,385 239 $43,026
Michigan 49,546 489 $28,743
Minnesota 8,874 180 $29,260
Mississippi 19,335 660 $13,428
Missouri 30,803 529 $14,183
Montana 2,625 373 $25,710
Nebraska 4,330 245 $25,079
Nevada 11,644 474 $17,676
New Hampshire 2,520 192 $28,143
New Jersey 26,746 313 $28,000
New Mexico 6,292 323 $26,971
New York 62,743 326 $42,202
North Carolina 36,620 360 $24,986
North Dakota 1,327 208 $25,692
Ohio 45,854 400 $23,011
Oklahoma 23,245 652 $16,986
Oregon 13,390 365 $24,665
Pennsylvania 42,345 340 $31,029
Rhode Island 2,767 189 $44,860
South Carolina 22,464 525 $13,170
South Dakota 3,454 443 $14,157
Tennessee 26,369 440 $20,940
Texas 151,925 691 $14,622
Utah 6,269 252 $23,000
Vermont 1,542 247 $28,846
Virginia 35,344 464 $21,248
Washington 17,320 273 $29,005
West Virginia 5,292 291 $16,976
Wisconsin 21,110 3811 $28,932
Wyoming 2,047 400 $33,048
Federal Bureau of Prisons 187,394 56 $23,429
Projected prison Percent
population year change
State end 2011 2006-2011
State Total or Average 1,500,595 12%
Alabama 30,461 7
Alaska 3,964 34
Arizona 48,381 35
Arkansas 16,057 17
California 188,772 9
Colorado 29,685 31
Connecticut 140,110 0
Delaware 3,972 0
Florida 106,042 18
Georgia 59,449 11
Hawaii 4,985 21
Idaho 9,654 34
Illinois 49,497 8
Indiana 28,728 15
Iowa 10,284 16
Kansas 10,074 13
Kentucky 26,209 22
Louisiana 39,491 4
Maine 2,383 21
Maryland 23,420 1
Massachusetts 11,310 6
Michigan 55,687 11
Minnesota 10,063 13
Mississippi 24,673 8
Missouri 31,937 6
Montana 3,977 41
Nebraska 5273 12
Nevada 16,764 27
New Hampshire 3,037 16
New Jersey 29,586 8
New Mexico 8,477 21
New York 63,000 0
North Carolina 41,676 9
North Dakota 1,580 14
Ohio 57,223 20
Oklahoma 28,345 13
Oregon 15,110 13
Pennsylvania 51,596 17
Rhode Island 3,052 7
South Carolina 27,815 16
South Dakota 4,241 23
Tennessee 27,582 5
Texas 166,327 9
Utah 8,171 25
Vermont 2,190 33
Virginia 41,476 12
Washington 23,071 28
West Virginia 6,077 16
Wisconsin 23,035 5
Wyoming 2,737 27
Federal Bureau of Prisons 221,882 15
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