Almost half of all incarcerated people are confined in rural... | Prison Policy Initiative

map showing all 50 U.S. states indicating the percentage of the combined prison and jail population in rural counties in each state.

(Graph: Emily Widra, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in Almost half of all incarcerated people are in rural jails and prisons and at risk of losing access to hospitals.

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