STATISTICS ON NONCITIZENS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY

The federal government recently released statistics on the number of noncitizens in federal detention during fiscal year 1994 to 2001.  The numbers show a dramatic increase not only in the number of people in INS custody, but also in the number of noncitizens incarcerated in federal prisons.  The following tables break down the detained and incarcerated noncitizen population.

 

Detainees under the jurisdiction of the US Marshals Service and the INS, based on facility type:

Year	Total	Type of facility
		BOP	INS	State and Local	Private	Other
1994	26,675	8,069	2,847	12,780	1,524	185
1995	30,784	9,610	2,798	15,284	1,824	181
1996	33,267	9,878	2,950	17,975	2,088	230
1997	40,073	10,399	3,144	22,799	3,396	287
1998	46,956	10,968	3,455	27,855	4,339	316
1999	50,906	11,584	3,499	30,344	5,368	329
2000	55,115	12,804	3,834	31,313	6,772	351
2001	58,029	13,293	3,611	33,381	7,497	390

“Private” includes governmental and non-governmental facilities operated by contractors.

“Other” includes medical facilities, juvenile facilities, and non-institutional facilities such as hotels.

Data sources: U.S. Marshals Service, Prisoner Tracking System and Immigration and Naturalization Service, Deportable Alien Control System.

 

Number admitted to federal detention/incarceration by agency, and total population by agency:

Year Bureau of Prisons U.S. Marshals Service Immigration and Naturalization Service Population Admissions Population Admissions Population Admissions 1994 84,362 34,407 18,231 102,624 7,444 72,154 1996 92,672 35,254 23,964 101,606 9,303 95,765 1998 108,925 42,598 31,470 121,210 15,486 159,080 2000 129,188 49,636 35,720 135,401 19,395 180,532

 

Number held in federal detention by agency:

Year Total U.S. Marshals Service Immigration and Naturalization Service 1994 25,675 18,231 7,444 1995 30,784 22,193 8,591 1996 33,267 23,964 9,303 1997 40,073 27,017 13,056 1998 46,956 31,470 15,486 1999 50,906 33,649 17,527 2000 55,115 35,720 19,395 2001 58,029 38,950 19,079

 

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