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National Jail Census, 1978
Title
National Jail Census, 1978 [electronic resource] United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Edition
2005-11-04
Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2019-06-13.
United States
All locally administered county and municipal jails in the United States with authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours.
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Numeric
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Summary
The National Jail Census was conducted in early 1978 by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for jails in 45 states. Excluded are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services, structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07737.v4
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Language
English
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June 14, 2019
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
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