The Wall

There are 1½ million men sitting in prisons in the United States. This number is obscene. This number reflects in part the number of children without fathers and the number of women without husbands. This number also reflects the economic disparity in the work place. We as Americans must correct this situation. We cannot let another generation of men grow up to become prisoners.

The Wall project consists of the distribution of the book "The Wall" to all male prisoners in the United States, both state and federal prisons. This is a monumental task but we are committed to bringing the Word of God to the men behind bars. We need your help with this project.

We would like the churches that have a prison ministry to write us. We would also like to hear from associations and organizations that deal directly with alcohol and drug rehabilitation.

We would like for you to give one dollar to help defray the cost of sending the book "The Wall" to each prisoner in the United States. NISV will be sending the book to prisoners one state at a time. The first states will be Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois. If you would like to help or become involved in this project please contact Gloria Lee at NationalISV@aol.com.

Please send your dollar to :

NISV-The Wall
P. O. Box 242
Royal Oak, Michigan 48068

Total United States Prison Population

Jurisdiction Total Population Male Female
As of 12/31/98 1,299,096 1,214,969 84,127

Federal Total 123,041 113,855 9,186
State Total 1,176,055 1,101,114 74,941

State------Total------Male------Female

Alabama 22,676 21,215 1,461
Alaska 4,097 3,795 302
Arkansas 10,638 9,942 696
Arizona 25,311 23,531 1,780
California 160,127 148,600 11,527
Colorado 14,312 13,242 1,070
Connecticut 17,605 16,248 1,357
Delaware 5,558 5,118 440
Florida 67,224 63,698 3,526
Georgia 39,262 36,788 2,474
Hawaii 4,924 4,494 430
Idaho 4,083 3,762 321
Illinois 43,051 40,405 2,646
Indiana 19,197 17,999 1,198
Iowa 7,394 6,903 491
Kansas 8,183 7,660 523
Kentucky 14,987 13,941 1,046
Louisiana 32,228 30,048 2,180
Maine 1,781 1,678 103
Massachusetts 11,799 11,053 746
Maryland 22,572 21,432 1,140
Michigan 45,879 43,827* 2,052
Minnesota 5,572 5,284 288
Mississippi 16,678 15,465 1,213
Missouri 24,974 23,094 1,880
Montana 2,734 2,486 248
Nebraska 3,676 3,427 249
Nevada 9,651 8,908 743
New Hampshire 2,169 2,053 116
New Jersey 31,121 29,468 1,653
New Mexico 4,985 4,670 315
New York 70,001 66,499 3,502
North Carolina 31,961 30,023 1,938
North Dakota 915 846* 69
Oklahoma 20,892 18,801 2,091
Ohio 48,450 45,538 2,912
Oregon 8,927 8,404 523
Pennsylvania 36,377 34,860 1.517
Rhode Island 3,445 3,210 235
South Dakota 2,422 2,219 203
South Carolina 22,115 20,703 1,412
Tennessee 17,738 16,852 886
Texas 144,510 134,178 10,332
Utah 4,453 4,173 280
Vermont 1,473 1,421 52
Virginia 30,276 28,419 1,857
Washington 14,161 13,143 1,018
West Virginia 3,478 3,267 211
Wisconsin 18,613 17,414 1,199
Wyoming 1,571 1,440 131
D.C. 9,829 9,470 359

Total 1,299,196 1,214,969 84,127
Lowest 846 52
*2002 figure 50,000