Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986

This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult
admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by
race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include
tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of
Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and United States
totals. The figures were derived from a voluntary reporting program in
which each state, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons reported summary and detailed statistics as a part of the
National Prisoner Statistics series. Individual state and United
States population figures according to racial categories also are
provided.