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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, May 27, 2004 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
NATION'S PRISON POPULATION INCREASE LARGEST IN FOUR YEARS
Nearly 2.1 Million Incarcerated in Local, State and Federal Facilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The nation's prisons and jails held 2,078,570 men and women on June 30, 2003, an increase of 57,600 more inmates than state...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9:00 AM EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
METHAMPHETAMINE USE INCREASING AMONG STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONERS
WASHINGTON - Prior methamphetamine use among state and federal prisoners has increased since 1997, according to a new report by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The use of methamphetamines...
This collection yields annual data on national and state-level yearend counts of persons sentenced to death and executed. Data collected include offender demographic characteristics, prior criminal histories, criminal justice system status at the time of the capital offense, date of death sentence, and date and type of sentence disposition. The collection also includes summary information on the status of and changes to death penalty statutes.
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008 | Contact: Sheila Jerusalem: 202-616-3227 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 202-598-3570 |
SLOWER GROWTH IN THE NATION’S PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS
WASHINGTON -- The growth in the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction slowed during the first six months of 2007, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. The...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008 | Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241 |
| www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 781-308-3696 |
FOUR IN 10 INDIAN COUNTRY JAIL INMATES WERE HELD FOR A VIOLENT OFFENSE
WASHINGTON - At midyear 2007, an estimated 4 in 10 inmates in Indian country jails were confined for a violent offense, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...
