This document, the seventh annual bulletin presenting statistics from the Uniform Parole Reports and the National Probation Reports, indicates the relative use of different types of correctional sanctions in the United States. It notes that during 1987, 2,242,053 adult offenders in the United States were on probation and 362,192 were on parole, and that on any given day in 1987, 1 out of every 53 adults in the United States were under some form of correctional supervision. Statistics are included which show that: (1) the probation population in 1987 gained 6% over the 1986 count, with the highest gains in the Midwest and West and the lowest gains in the South; (2) six states reported increases in their probation populations of over 12% and eight states showed decreases in their populations; (3) of individual states, Texas reported the largest probation and parole populations; (4) the parole population grew 11% over the 1986 figure, with seven states reporting increases above 20% of their 1986 parole population; (5) 13 states reported a declining parole population in 1987; and (6) the Northeast, the region with the smallest increase in the number of parolees, had the highest ratio of parolees to residents. Other figures are given on adults under correctional supervision and on types of releases from prisons. Probation notes are included for 11 states; parole notes are given for 30 states. Tables illustrate the number of adults on probation in 1987; adults on parole in 1987; correctional populations for the years 1983-1987; and state prison releases by method for the years 1977-1987. (NB)