Graphing prison population data from Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data from
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, Historical Statistics on Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions, Yearend 1925-86, Table 3 https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hspsfiy25-86.pdf#page=17
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) – Prisoners Quick Tables, "Prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, December 31, 1978-2019" https://www.bjs.gov/nps/resources/documents/QT_total%20jurisdiction%20count_total.xlsx