THIS DAY IN CRIME HISTORY: OCTOBER 27, 1994

On this date in 1994, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report that showed that the U.S. prison population had exceeded one million for the first time.  The number, which included those incarcerated in state and federal prisons, was more than double the prison population in 1984.

Further reading:

Albany Times Union - LOCK 'EM UP, LOOK IT UP: 1 MILLION BEHIND BARS