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Survey of Sexual Violence in Adult Correctional Facilities, 2009-11 - Statistical Tables

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
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...

Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2009-11

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...

Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 - Statistical Tables

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10 A.M. EDT      Bureau of Justice Statistics
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012                                      Contact: Sheila Jerusalem(202) 616-3227
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U.S. JAIL POPULATION DECLINES FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR  

WASHINGTON – The U.S. jail inmate population declined for a third consecutive year, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. From June 2010 to June...