Jails in Indian Country 2007 Table 9. Employment characteristics in Indian country jails, by job function, June 2007
Date Published
November 2008
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EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2000 202/307-0784 JAILS AFFILIATED WITH 53 AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES IN 18 STATES HELD 1,621 INMATES ON JUNE 30, 1999 WASHINGTON, D.C. More than 1,600 American Indians were incarcerated in Indian country jails at midyear 1999, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), announced today. The number was 8 percent higher than the previous year. The...
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FOUR IN 10 INDIAN COUNTRY JAIL INMATES WERE HELD FOR A VIOLENT OFFENSE
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