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Mercer County had the 26th highest number of inmates incarcerated in Q2

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Mercer County had the 26th highest number of inmates sentenced among Pennsylvania counties in the second quarter of 2023, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

There were 342 inmates incarcerated in the second quarter of 2023, a 8.8% decrease from the quarter before.

Philadelphia County had the most inmates incarcerated in the second quarter of 2023 in all of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania has an incarceration rate of 659 individuals per 100,000 inhabitants, which includes prisons, jails, immigration detention institutions, and juvenile justice facilities.

According to a 2022 study, Pennsylvania has maintained an approximately 64% three-year total recidivism rate for the past 16 years.

Top 10 Pennsylvania Counties by Number of Incarcerations in Q2

RankCountyInmates sentenced
1Philadelphia8,688
2Allegheny2,397
3Dauphin1,503
4Lancaster1,471
5Delaware1,448
6Berks1,293
7Montgomery1,289
8York1,202
9Bucks1,023
10Lehigh1,000

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