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The 2019 Census of Jails (COJ) is part of a series of data collections that studies the nation's local jails and the 12 Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) detention facilities that function as jails. The 2019 COJ collected data necessary for producing estimates on local jail populations, including one-day custody counts by sex, race and Hispanic origin, conviction status, and severity of offense (felony and...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| 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...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| 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...
| 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)...
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| 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...
