Prison Inmate Population
Compared to Age 18 to 39 Male Population
- From 1970 through 1988, the prison inmate population closely tracked the population group most susceptible to incarceration -- males age 18-39.
- The Sentencing Reform Act stabilized and lowered the prison caseload in the mid- to late 1980s, while new policies, including an emphasis on drug crimes beginning in the late 1980s had a dramatic impact on the size of the prison population.
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Last modified: December 17, 2007
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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