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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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ABOUT A THIRD OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES REPORTED A DISABILITY IN 2011–12
WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of state and federal prisoners and 40 percent of local jail inmates reported having at least one disability in...
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| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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MORE THAN HALF OF DRUG OFFENDERS IN FEDERAL PRISON WERE SERVING SENTENCES FOR POWDER OR CRACK COCAINE
WASHINGTON – More than half (54 percent) of drug offenders in federal custody at yearend 2012 were serving sentences for powder or...
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| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES SPENT TIME
IN SEGREGATION OR SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN 2011–12
WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 18 percent of local jail inmates had spent time in...
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| TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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DEATHS IN LOCAL JAILS AND STATE PRISONS INCREASED FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year the number of inmates who died in state prisons and local jails...
