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The Jail System

Texas has 232 jails in 254 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 75,838. 

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Texas correctional authorities was 139,631 located in 60 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 27,837 employees and a budget of $3,413,163,942.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Texas community corrections population was 364,180 under probation and 100,600 under parole. 

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
452
Violent Crime Rate
432
Property Crime Rate
2,300
Probationers
1,559
Parolees
443

Populations

Prison Population
139,631
Jail Population
75,838
Parole Population
100,600
Probation Population
364,180

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
60 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
232

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 31,484
Employee Positions
27,837
Prison Budget
$3,413,163,942