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Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011-Statistical Tables

NCJ Number
237961
Author(s)
Todd D. Minton
Date Published
April 2012
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics presents data on the number of jail inmates at midyear 2011.
Abstract

Presents number of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2011. This report describes annual change in jail populations and patterns of change from 2000 through 2011. The report shows rated capacity of jails and percent of capacity occupied. It provides estimates of admissions to jails, details the volume of movement among the jail population, and presents the distribution of jail inmates by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. It also includes standard errors for jail estimates.