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Nation's Prison Population Soars
One in every 138 residents of the United States, a total of 2,131,180 inmates, were incarcerated in prison or jail as of June 30, 2004 -- growing at a rate of 932 inmates a day over 2003.

U.S. Prison Population Approaches 1.5 Million
State and federal authorities held 1,470,045 prisoners as of December 31, 2003, a 2.1 percent increase during the year, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics announced.

Correctional Population Hits Record 6.9 Million
The total number of people in the United States who are incarcerated in prisons or jail, serving probation sentences, or on parole reached a record 6.9 million in 2003, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics reports.

U.S. Prisons: How Crowded Are They?
Mandatory sentencing guidelines and a growing number of drug-related convictions are factors in a continued growth of inmates held in federal, state and local prisons and jails in the United States.

Visitor's Guide to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs. There are exhibits, which are changed periodically, and a theater, where a film on the Supreme Court is shown. Here is information for those interested in visiting the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Photographs
A pictorial tour of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Alcatraz: Federal Prison 1934-1963
Classified as a concentration model, where difficult-to-manage prisoners from other institutions would be concentrated under one roof, Alcatraz served as an experiment.

Sing Sing Prison
Among the famous prisons -- Alcatraz, Leavenworth, Attica -- Sing Sing is the oldest and most deeply woven into our fabric.