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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 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.
Complete Metadata
| aiCategory | Not AI-ready |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[ "011:21" ] |
| dataQuality | false |
| identifier | 248 |
| internalContactPoint |
{
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| isPartOf | 2169 |
| issued | 1985-01-11T00:00:00 |
| jcamSystem |
{
"acronym": "OJP_EXT",
"id": 8,
"name": "External system not available in CSAM"
}
|
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| metadataModified | 9/2/2022 6:21:00 PM |
| programCode |
[ "011:061" ] |
| sourceIdentifier | https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08203 |
