Prison population growth nationally (excluding California) has increased 27% in the last four years, suggesting that California is on par with the rest of the nation.29
While the jail population has increased during the “Three Strikes” era, the average number of persons booked over this period has dropped. The average number of persons booked per month in county jails hit a record low in 1995 with 97,589. Even the highest average number of persons booked per month in the “Three Strikes” era, 103,996 in 1994, is lower than the 1993 figure of 105,593.
While California’s jail population has increased since the enactment of “Three Strikes” (13%), the increase is much smaller than that seen nationally.30 Figures released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics show that the number of inmates held in local jails across the country, excluding those held in California, has increased 25% over the last four years.31
29Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1997 United States Department of Justice; January 1998.
30Jail Profile Survey California Board of Corrections; December, 1997.
31Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1997; United States Department of January
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