National Jail Census, 1983

The National Jail Census was conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for 3,338 jails in 45 sta...

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Körperschaft: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Forschungsdaten
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1985
In:Jahr: 1985
Online-Zugang: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Schlagwörter:
census data
correctional facilities
Correctional System
corrections management
demographic characteristics
inmate populations
Inmates
Jail inmates
Jails
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Zusammenfassung:The National Jail Census was conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for 3,338 jails in 45 states. Excluded are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services, structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR08203.v1