In 2023, approximately * inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States had not been sentenced. While this is a decrease from 2000, when * prisoners were unsentenced, it is a decrease from the previous year, when * prisoners in the U.S. were unsentenced.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 30, 2025). Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2023." Chart. September 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Unsentenced Inmates in Federal and State Prisons in The United States from 2000 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Sep 2025, /statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Number of unsentenced inmates in federal and state prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/624546/number-of-unsentenced-inmates-in-prisons-in-the-us/
