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Corrections

According to a study by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 7.1 million men and women were under adult correctional supervision in the nation’s prisons or jails or on probation or parole at yearend 2010. About 70 percent (4.9 million) of the adults under correctional supervision at yearend 2010 were supervised in the community (either probation or parole) while 30 percent (2.2 million) were incarcerated in the nation’s prisons or jails. At yearend 2010, approximately one in every 33 adult U.S. residents was under community supervision or incarcerated. An estimated 962 inmates per 100,000 adult U.S. residents were incarcerated in state or federal prison or in local jails at yearend 2010. (Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Correctional Population in the United States, 2010, December 2011)

Funding Opportunities

Visit the following sites to learn about corrections-related funding opportunities from OJP bureaus and other Federal sources:

See the OJP Open Solicitations page to learn more about opportunities and to access archived solicitations.

Programs/Initiatives

Also see the Corrections & Reentry page on OJP’s CrimeSolutions.gov for ratings of related programs.

Publications and Resources

Access related publications and resources from OJP and its bureaus by visiting:

For additional resources, visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) site:

Training and Technical Assistance