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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island was 2,519 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count2,519
Change on 2022+5.3%
Rank45th of 50US states ranked
Series high4,0452008
Series low6641978

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 664 count1979: 738 count1980: 813 count1981: 962 count1982: 1,037 count1983: 1,157 count1984: 1,221 count1985: 1,306 count1986: 1,358 count1987: 1,428 count1988: 1,906 count1989: 2,479 count1990: 2,392 count1991: 2,771 count1992: 2,775 count1993: 2,783 count1994: 2,919 count1995: 2,902 count1996: 3,271 count1997: 3,371 count1998: 3,445 count1999: 3,003 count2000: 3,286 count2001: 3,241 count2002: 3,520 count2003: 3,527 count2004: 3,430 count2005: 3,654 count2006: 3,996 count2007: 4,018 count2008: 4,045 count2009: 3,674 count2010: 3,357 count2011: 3,337 count2012: 3,318 count2013: 3,361 count2014: 3,359 count2015: 3,248 count2016: 3,103 count2017: 2,861 count2018: 2,767 count2019: 2,740 count2020: 2,227 count2021: 2,238 count2022: 2,393 count2023: 2,519 count01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 664 count1979: 738 count1980: 813 count1981: 962 count1982: 1,037 count1983: 1,157 count1984: 1,221 count1985: 1,306 count1986: 1,358 count1987: 1,428 count1988: 1,906 count1989: 2,479 count1990: 2,392 count1991: 2,771 count1992: 2,775 count1993: 2,783 count1994: 2,919 count1995: 2,902 count1996: 3,271 count1997: 3,371 count1998: 3,445 count1999: 3,003 count2000: 3,286 count2001: 3,241 count2002: 3,520 count2003: 3,527 count2004: 3,430 count2005: 3,654 count2006: 3,996 count2007: 4,018 count2008: 4,045 count2009: 3,674 count2010: 3,357 count2011: 3,337 count2012: 3,318 count2013: 3,361 count2014: 3,359 count2015: 3,248 count2016: 3,103 count2017: 2,861 count2018: 2,767 count2019: 2,740 count2020: 2,227 count2021: 2,238 count2022: 2,393 count2023: 2,519 count
count. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20232,519
20222,393
20212,238
20202,227
20192,740
20182,767
20172,861
20163,103
20153,248
20143,359
20133,361
20123,318
20113,337
20103,357
20093,674
20084,045
20074,018
20063,996
20053,654
20043,430
20033,527
20023,520
20013,241
20003,286
19993,003
19983,445
19973,371
19963,271
19952,902
19942,919
19932,783
19922,775
19912,771
19902,392
19892,479
19881,906
19871,428
19861,358
19851,306
19841,221
19831,157
19821,037
1981962
1980813
1979738
1978664

Compared with United States

Place2023
Rhode Island2,519
United States1,254,224

Rhode Island compared with nearby places

Alabama: 27,181 countAlaska: 4,478 countArizona: 34,473 countArkansas: 18,503 countCalifornia: 95,962 countColorado: 17,459 countConnecticut: 11,099 countDelaware: 4,867 countFlorida: 87,207 countGeorgia: 50,425 countHawaii: 3,942 countIdaho: 9,829 countIllinois: 29,828 countIndiana: 25,088 countIowa: 8,831 countKansas: 9,125 countKentucky: 19,175 countLouisiana: 28,186 countMaine: 1,873 countMaryland: 16,236 countMassachusetts: 6,002 countMichigan: 32,986 countMinnesota: 8,725 countMississippi: 19,526 countMissouri: 24,223 countMontana: 4,985 countNebraska: 5,931 countNevada: 10,463 countNew Hampshire: 2,115 countNew Jersey: 11,675 countNew Mexico: 5,586 countNew York: 32,583 countNorth Carolina: 30,685 countNorth Dakota: 1,899 countOhio: 46,530 countOklahoma: 22,283 countOregon: 12,316 countPennsylvania: 38,860 countRhode Island: 2,519 countSouth Carolina: 16,453 countSouth Dakota: 3,764 countTennessee: 24,408 countTexas: 149,264 countUtah: 6,402 countVermont: 1,334 countVirginia: 27,442 countWashington: 14,441 countWest Virginia: 5,800 countWisconsin: 22,418 countWyoming: 2,212 count
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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 2023, count. Rhode Island is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Prisoners of any sentence status under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics.

Prisoners are counted by the jurisdiction with legal authority over them, wherever they are held, on December 31. The national figure adds the federal system to the states. Local jails are not included, except in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont, which run one combined prison and jail system. Felons sentenced in the District of Columbia have been the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons since 2001, so the District has values only up to 2000.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

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National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 20 Feb. 2026, https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/rhode-island.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island was 2,519 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 5.3% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 50 states in 2023.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Rhode Island?

4,045 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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