Incarcerated Population And Authorized Positions

(As Of July 1 of Each Year)
Year
Number of
Authorized
Position
Number of
Incarcerated
Inmates
1968 1,269 3,145
1969 1,557 3,112
1970 1,422 3,326
1971 1,439 3,328
1972 1,422 3,028
1973 1,474 2,769
1974 1,425 2,853
1975 1,452 3,212
1976 1,532 3,221
1977 1,515 3,063
1978 1,543 3,091
1979 1,574 3,594
1980 1,624 4,147
1981 1,653 4,370
1982 2,043 4,870
1983 2,161 5,184
1984 2,377 5,379
1985 2,470 5,790
1986 2,775 6,252
1987 3,121 6,807
1988 3,648 7,316
1989 4,517 8,899
1990 4,733 9,589
1991 5,298 10,814
1992 6,464 11,022
1993 7,293 11,769
1994 7,827 14,125
1995 7,708 14,889
1996 7,410 14,967
1997 7,269 15,588
1998 6,599 15,909
1999 6,902 16,776
2000 6,901 17,459
2001 6,940 17,700
2002 7,082 18,873
2003 7,010 19,121
2004 6,836 18,583
2005 6,774 18,150
2006 6,774 18,568
2007 6,853 18,892
2008 6,958 19,413
2009 6,728 18,891
2010 6,492 18,431
2011 6,493 17,631
2012 6,348 16,591
2013 6,352 16,988
2014 6,352 16,551
2015 6,352 16,025
2016 6,216 15,342
2017 6,117 14,335
2018 6,117 13,370
2019 6,117 13,106
2020 6,117 9,945