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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
NUMBER OF JAIL DEATHS AT LOWEST RECORDED LEVEL DURING 2011
State prison deaths up four percent
WASHINGTON – In 2011, 885 inmates died in the custody of local jails, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today...
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| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR
WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR
WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...
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| THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS AND JAILS ROSE
FROM 2009 TO 2011; SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS REMAINED STABLE
WASHINGTON – Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
TOTAL U.S. CORRECTIONAL POPULATION DECLINED IN 2012 FOR FOURTH YEAR
WASHINGTON – The total U.S. correctional population (on probation, parole, in prison or jail) decreased for the fourth consecutive year during 2012 (down 51,000 offenders or 0.7 percent), the...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
| HTTP://WWW.BJS.GOV/ | After hours: (202) 598-9320 |
ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IN PRISONS AND JAILS ROSE
FROM 2009 TO 2011; SUBSTANTIATED INCIDENTS REMAINED STABLE
WASHINGTON – Correctional administrators reported 8,763 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities in 2011, a statistically...
