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Global Prison Studies

This libguide gives an overview of critical studies of prisons and incarceration, taking an explicitly global approach. It emphasizes the prison's global development, practice, and logic.

Statistical Prison and Jail Data (mostly U.S.)

World Prison Brief
Global prison data by country and region
Corrections in foreign countries page from U.S. Department of Justice
Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey
Annual Survey of Jails
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Census of Jails (COJ)
Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities (CCF, Formerly CSFACF)
FBI: Crime Data Explorer
Federal Bureau of Prisons: Research & Reports
National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP)
National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program
Policy Map
Policy and Census data mapping tool. Search for 'incarceration,' 'crime,' or other keywords in the search box.

Migrant detention data

Global Detention Project
Migrant detention by country. Includes individual profiles, histories, and an overview for each.
TRAC Immigration from Syracuse University
U.S. immigration detention tracking