Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986

This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and Un...

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Corporate Authors: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Author) ; Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1991
In:Year: 1991
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
correctional facilities
correctional facilities (adults)
federal correctional facilities
Inmates
Race
state correctional facilities
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Summary:This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and United States totals. The figures were derived from a voluntary reporting program in which each state, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons reported summary and detailed statistics as a part of the National Prisoner Statistics series. Individual state and United States population figures according to racial categories also are provided.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR09165.v1