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FEBRUARY 19, 2001

A study released by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice today says the prison population increased at record rates under the Clinton administration.

Some 673,000 people were sent to state and federal prisons and jails, compared to 343,000 during President Bush's term and 448,000 during President Reagan's two terms. The incarceration rate at the end of the Clinton administration was 476 per 100,000 citizens, versus 332 per 100,000 at the end Bush's term and 247 per 100,000 at the end of Reagan's.

The incarceration rate of African-Americans increased to 3,620 per 100,000 from around 3,000 per 100,000.

The report cites "tough on crime" policies as the reason for the increase.

Get the Report:
Too Little Too Late: President Clinton's Prison Legacy (The Justice Policy Institute February 2001)

Get the Story:
Study shows prisons filled at record pace in Clinton year (AP 2/19)