Pie chart showing that people in correctional facilities hold only about a third of the 5.6 million people under correctional control in the United States. Most (3 million) are on probation. The remainder are on parole.

Data Source: See the Data sources & methodology section of the full Whole Pie report. (Graph: Peter Wagner, 2026)

This graph originally appeared in Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2026.

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