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Profile of Inmates in the United States and in England and Wales - 1991

NCJ Number
145863
Author(s)
J P Lynch; S K Smith; H A Graziadei; T Pittayathikhun
Date Published
October 1994
Length
23 pages
Annotation
Data concerning adult correctional facilities are provided.
Abstract

This report compares findings from the 1991 prison inmate survey in England and Wales with data from the BJS surveys of inmates in local jails and in State prisons and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons survey of Federal prisoners. The report presents comparative tables on the demographic characteristics of adult offenders, their offenses, and their sentence lengths.