Jails
Suicide and Homicide in State Prisons and Local Jails
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2005 | bjs.gov |
Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
STATE PRISON HOMICIDE RATES DOWN 93 PERCENT JAIL SUICIDE RATES 64 PERCENT LOWER THAN IN EARLY 1980s
WASHINGTON - The suicide rate in local jails fell from 129 per 100,000 inmates in 1983 to 47 per 100,000 in 2002, the...
Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 | bjs.gov |
Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
STUDY FINDS MORE THAN HALF OF ALL PRISON AND JAIL INMATES HAVE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
WASHINGTON - More than half of all prison and jail inmates, including 56 percent of state prisoners, 45 percent of federal prisoners and 64 percent...
Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007
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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...
Jails in Indian Country, 2007
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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)...
Prison Inmates at Midyear 2008 - Statistical Tables and Jail Inmates at Midyear - Statistical Tables
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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 | Contact: Kara McCarthy 202-307-1241 |
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs | After hours: 781-308-3696 |
GROWTH IN PRISON AND JAIL POPULATIONS SLOWING:
16 States Report Declines in the Number of Prisoners
WASHINGTON - As of June 30, 2008, state and federal correctional authorities had jurisdiction or legal authority over 1,610,584 prisoners. Additionally, 785,556 inmates were held in...