Graph showing the 353,000 people in state prisons, local jails, federal prisons, youth prisons, and military prisons for drug offenses. State prisons are the largest slice at 132,000 (37% of all drug offenses) and local jails at 129,000 (37% of all drug offenses). The federal system held 90,000 (25% of all drug offenses).

Data Source: See "Data sources" section of full report. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer & Peter Wagner, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023.

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