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  • Jails in Indian Country, 2003 (April 2005) (BJS) Presents findings from the 2003 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 70 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. BJS conducted the survey on June 30, 2003, as part of the Annual Survey of Jails. The report presents data for each facility. Included are the numbers of the following populations: adults and juveniles held, persons under community supervision, persons confined on the last week day of each month since July 2002, average daily population, peak population and admissions for June, and inmates who died. Numerical tables summarize rated capacity, facility crowding, and jail staffing. Inmate characteristics such as conviction status, DWI/DUI offense, and seriousness of offense are also presented.
  • Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 (November 2003) (BJS) (PDF or Text) In 1994, 15 State released 272,111 prisoners -- 9,691 were male sex offenders.
  • Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001 (August 2003) (BJS) (Text or PDF) Presents estimates of the number of living persons in the United States who have ever been to State or Federal prison. Such estimates include persons in prison and on parole, as well as those previously incarcerated but no longer under parole supervision. The report also provides updated estimates of the lifetime chances of going to prison using standard demographic life table techniques. Such techniques project the likelihood of incarceration for persons born in 2001, assuming current incarceration rates continue until their death. Each of the measures is estimated by age, gender, race, and Hispanic origin.
  • Summary of State Sex Offender Registries, 2001 (BJS) (March 2002) (Text or PDF) Summarizes information on the status of sex offender registries in the 50 States and the District of Columbia as they operated in February 2001.
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons QUICK FACTS



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