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Jail Statistics
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statistics | Summary findingsJails are locally-operated correctional facilities that confine persons before or after adjudication. Inmates sentenced to jail usually have a sentence of a year or less, but jails also incarcerate persons in a wide variety of other categories. Jail facilities
Jail population trends by age and gender, 1990 - 2007
Jail population trends by race and ethnicity, 1990 - 2007 Jail incarceration rate trends by race and ethnicity, 1990 - 2007 BJS PublicationsThis list is in order of the most recent publication first. Additional titles are listed on other topical pages and a comprehensive list is contained on the BJS publications page. To see a full abstract of a publication with links to electronic versions of the publication, click on the title below. Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06, 7/08. Presents data from the 2005 and 2006 Survey on Sexual Violence, an administrative records collection of incidents required under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79) of youth-on-youth and staff-on-youth sexual violence reported to juvenile correctional authorities. NCJ 215337 Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007, 6/08. Presents data from the 2007 National Inmate Survey (NIS), conducted in 282 local jails between April and December, with a sample of 40,419 inmates. NCJ 221946 Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007, 6/08. Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2007 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2007. NCJ 221945 (See also Prison Inmates at Midyear, 2007. ) Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2006, 8/07. Presents data from the Survey on Sexual Violence, 2006, an administrative records collection of incidents of inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual violence reported to correctional authorities. NCJ 218914
Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, 6/07. Presents data on prison and jail inmates collected from National Prisoner Statistics counts and the Annual Survey of Jails, 2006. NCJ 217675
Jails in Indian Country, 2004, 11/06. Presents findings from the 2004 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 68 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. NCJ 214257
Medical Problems of Jail Inmates, 11/06 Presents findings on jail inmates who reported a current medical problem, a physical or mental impairment, or an injury since admission based on data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails. NCJ 210696 Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates, 9/06. Presents estimates of the prevalence of mental health problems among prison and jail inmates using self-reported data on recent history and symptoms of mental disorders. NCJ 213600 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002, 12/05. Presents detailed information gathered on tribal law enforcement agencies, tribal courts and services, and criminal record systems from the 2002 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian Jurisdictions. NCJ 205332 Suicide and Homicide in State Prisons and Local Jails, 8/05. Describes historical trends in State prison and local jail inmate mortality rates based on inmate death records submitted by local jails (for 2000-2002) and State prisons (for 2001-2002). NCJ 210036 Substance Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment of Jail Inmates, 2002, 7/05. Presents data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails on inmates’ prior use, dependence, and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs and provides data on types of substance abuse treatment or other programs reported by jail inmates. NCJ 209588
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002, 12/04. Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097 HIV in Prisons, 2003, 9/05. Provides the number of HIV-positive and active AIDS cases among State and Federal prisoners at yearend 2003. NCJ 210344
Profile of Jail Inmates, 2002, 7/04. Describes the characteristics of jail inmates in 2002, including offenses, conviction status, criminal histories, sentences, time served, drug and alcohol use and treatment, and family background. Characteristics of jail inmates include gender, race, and Hispanic origin. NCJ 201932
Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 2000, 8/03. Presents information on facilities, inmates, programs, and staff of State and Federal correctional facilities throughout the Nation. NCJ 198272
Education and Correctional Populations, 01/03. Compares educational attainment of State and Federal prison inmates, jail inmates, and probationers to that of the general population. NCJ 195670 Correctional Populations in the United States,
Presents data on the number of persons in the United States who were under
some form of correctional supervision.
Census of Jails 1999, 9/01. Presents facility characteristics and characteristics of persons under the jurisdiction of local and Federal jail authorities on June 30, 1999. NCJ 186633 Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases, 11/00. Examines issues of legal representation for defendants in Federal district court and large local jurisdictions, and inmates in local jails and Federal and State prison. NCJ 179023 Incarcerated Parents and Their Children, 8/00. Presents data from the 1997 Surveys of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities concerning inmates with children under the age of 18, whether or not inmates lived with their children prior to admission, and the children's current care givers. NCJ 182335 Drug Use, Testing, Treatment in Jails, 5/00. Describes the drug involvement of jail inmates and the level of drug use, testing, and treatment in jails. NCJ 179999. Veterans in Prison or Jail, 1/00. Presents data from the 1997 Surveys of Inmates in Adult State and Federal Correctional Facilities and the 1996 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails concerning inmates' prior military service. NCJ 178888 Mental Health and Treatment of Inmates and Probationers, 7/99 Presents survey data on offenders who were in prison or jail or on probation and who reported prior treatment for a mental or emotional problem. NCJ 174463 DWI Offenders under Correctional Supervision, 6/99 Provides data on offenders in jail, in prison, or on probation for driving while intoxicated. NCJ 172212 Prison and Jail Inmates, 1995, 8/96. Reports that at the end of 1995, there were almost 1.6 million men and women in the Nation's jails and prisons. NCJ 161132 Jails and Jail Inmates, 1993-94, 4/95. Presents data for each State and the District of Columbia including the number of jail inmates, the incarceration rates, rated capacity, percent of capacity occupied on June 30, the number of jail employees, demographic characteristics of the staff, inmate-to-staff ratios, and changes since 1983 in these measures. NCJ 151654 Selected statisticsCorrectional
Populations in the United States - Statistical tables
1998 data are currently available, 9/02
Persons incarcerated
Also by BJS staffBeck, Allen J. "Jail Population Growth: National Trends and Predictors of Future Growth, " American Jails (American Jail Association Magazine), XVI, No. 2, (May/June 2002): 9-14. Beck, Allen J. "An Overview of National Jail Statistics at the Bureau of Justice Statistics" American Jails, 1997. Related sites From BJS Other relevant sites |
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