Graph showing number of people in Illinois prisons and number of people in Illinois jails, all per 100,000 population, from 1978 to 2015

(Graph: Joshua Aiken, May 2017)

thumbnail for report Era of Mass ExpansionThis graph is a part of the Prison Policy Initiative report, Era of Mass Expansion: Why State Officials Should Fight Jail Growth.

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