There were 127 inmates in December 2022, a 9.9 percent decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County had the most inmates in December 2022 in all of Pennsylvania.
Incarceration rates in Pennsylvania have increased dramatically, imprisoning more than seven times the number of people in 2019 than in 1970.
Sentencing practices in Pennsylvania were found to have overwhelmingly impacted people of color.
Pennsylvania Counties with highest number of Inmates sentenced in December 2022
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,656 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,404 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,491 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,437 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,406 |
| 6 | Berks | 1,286 |
| 7 | Montgomery | 1,226 |
| 8 | York | 1,178 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,032 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 978 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Borough of Jim Thorpe• Borough of Lehighton• Borough of Weissport• Borough of Palmerton• Tresckow• Lausanne• Borough of Parryville• Towamensing Trails• Kidder Township• Borough of Lansford• Borough of Beaver Meadows• Borough of Summit Hill• Albrightsville• Borough of East Side• Lower Towamensing Township• Weissport East• Bowmanstown Borough• East Penn Township• Borough Of Nesquehoning• Holiday Pocono• Borough Of Weatherly
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