Pie chart showing the number of people locked up on a given day in the United States in jails, by convicted and not convicted status, and by the underlying offense, as well as those held in jails for other agencies, using the newest data available in March 2022.

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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