BJS Releases Probation and Parole in the United States, 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, released Probation and Parole in the United States, 2023 today. This report presents findings on persons under community supervision on probation or parole in the United States in 2023.
The report is the 32nd in a series that began in 1981 and includes characteristics of the U.S. community supervision population such as sex, race or ethnicity, and most serious offense. It provides statistics on movements onto and off community supervision, and details types of exits, such as completing one’s term of supervision, being incarcerated, absconding, or other unsatisfactory outcomes while in the community. Findings are based on data from BJS’s Annual Probation Survey, Annual Parole Survey, and Federal Justice Statistics Program.
| Title: | Probation and Parole in the United States, 2023 (NCJ 310118) |
| Author: | Danielle Kaeble, BJS Statistician |
| Where: | https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/probation-and-parole-united-states-2023 |
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