How Many Adults Are In The US Correctional System 2015?

How Many Adults Are In The US Correctional System 2015? At yearend 2015, an estimated 6,741,400 persons were supervised by U.S. adult correctional systems, a decrease of about 115,600 persons from yearend 2014. How many adults were locked up in the US in 2015? The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) had jurisdiction over 196,500 prisoners