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Bureau of Justice Statistics receives policy impact award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bureau of Justice Statistics
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS RECEIVES POLICY IMPACT AWARD

WASHINGTON –The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and its data collection agents will receive the 2014 Policy Impact Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for their innovative and salient efforts to measure...

Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008

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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012                                    Contact: Sheila Jerusalem(202) 616-3227
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NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF FORMER STATE PRISONERS
REPORTED BEING SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED DURING CONFINEMENT

WASHINGTON – An estimated 9.6 percent of adult former state prisoners reported being sexually victimized during their most recent period of confinement, the Justice...

Jails in Indian Country, 2009

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2011             Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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INMATE POPULATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY JAILS INCREASED 1.9 PERCENT IN 2009

Nationwide American Indians and Alaska Natives in prison or jail or
under community supervision increased 5.6 percent in 2009

WASHINGTON–The inmate population in Indian country jails increased 1.9...