prison statistics

QUESTION: where to find prison populations in 1970, 1971, 1972, or 1973

Submitted by Anonymousy on Fri, 05/23/2008 - 8:52am.

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Where would I find statistics for the state and federal prison populations (both total and broken down by gender)for 1970, 1971, 1972 or 1973? I checked the Bureau of Justice Statistics site, but its reports only go back to 1977.

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where to find prison populations in 1970, 1971, 1972, or 1973

Submitted by Saoirse on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 12:21am.

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You should take a look at the US Census Bureau's Statistical Abstracts from 1950-1994 which can be accessed here: www.census.gov/prod/w

ANSWER: prison population statistics and health care costs

Submitted by jim miller on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 7:22pm.

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Also, double check this Radical Reference site itself - we have had many questions on prison statistics - though I don't recall finding sources that would answer this specific question, for those that