Justice Audit / Sentencing data
Prison sentencing data by state and county
Justice Audit tracks 587,785 people in state prisons across 19 states, built from each state's public inmate records. Pick a state to see sentences by county and offense.
| State | People in prison | Median sentence (years) | Serving 20+ years | County pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 26,948 | 10 | 45% | 68 |
| Arkansas | 20,431 | 10 | 37% | 74 |
| Connecticut | 7,405 | 5 | 20% | – |
| Florida | 92,245 | 9 | 36% | 67 |
| Georgia | 50,171 | 20 | 58% | 152 |
| Illinois | 30,540 | 10 | 33% | 90 |
| Indiana | 21,647 | 6 | 19% | 89 |
| Kentucky | 19,731 | 5 | 15% | 118 |
| Maine | 2,256 | 7 | 20% | 16 |
| Michigan | 32,342 | 20 | 65% | 80 |
| Mississippi | 15,566 | 10 | 29% | 80 |
| Nebraska | 5,978 | 12 | 41% | 29 |
| Nevada | 10,829 | 7 | 33% | 13 |
| New York | 33,881 | 7 | 29% | 61 |
| North Carolina | 33,172 | 7 | 24% | 95 |
| Oklahoma | 22,448 | 10 | 37% | 68 |
| South Carolina | 15,175 | 12 | 39% | 46 |
| Texas | 144,466 | 10 | 37% | 213 |
| Wyoming | 2,554 | 8 | 25% | 20 |