Graph showing the 465,000 people in pretrial detention in the United States with the most recent data available as of March 2026. There are 426,000 people detained before trial in local jails, 24,000 in the federal pretrial system, 1,300 in Indian country jails, and 13,000 youth in youth facilities.

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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