# Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Washington

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Washington was 14,441 in 2023. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

- Indicator id: `prisoners_under_jurisdiction`
- Place id: `us-state-53`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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) (https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-justice-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US Department of Justice); citation of the source appreciated
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/washington
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=prisoners_under_jurisdiction&place=us-state-53

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 14,441 |
| 2022 | 13,772 |
| 2021 | 13,674 |
| 2020 | 15,724 |
| 2019 | 19,261 |
| 2018 | 19,523 |
| 2017 | 19,656 |
| 2016 | 19,104 |
| 2015 | 18,284 |
| 2014 | 18,120 |
| 2013 | 17,984 |
| 2012 | 17,271 |
| 2011 | 17,847 |
| 2010 | 18,235 |
| 2009 | 18,233 |
| 2008 | 17,926 |
| 2007 | 17,772 |
| 2006 | 17,561 |
| 2005 | 17,382 |
| 2004 | 16,614 |
| 2003 | 16,148 |
| 2002 | 16,062 |
| 2001 | 15,159 |
| 2000 | 14,915 |
| 1999 | 14,590 |
| 1998 | 14,161 |
| 1997 | 13,214 |
| 1996 | 12,527 |
| 1995 | 11,608 |
| 1994 | 10,833 |
| 1993 | 10,419 |
| 1992 | 9,959 |
| 1991 | 9,156 |
| 1990 | 7,995 |
| 1989 | 6,928 |
| 1988 | 5,816 |
| 1987 | 6,131 |
| 1986 | 6,603 |
| 1985 | 6,919 |
| 1984 | 6,821 |
| 1983 | 6,658 |
| 1982 | 6,264 |
| 1981 | 5,336 |
| 1980 | 4,399 |
| 1979 | 4,342 |
| 1978 | 4,487 |