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  • Midyear 2007 Jail Statistics Are Now Available

    The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007 . This statistical report lists the number of inmates being held in local jails on June 29, 2007, as 780,581. The report contains information on jail capacity, admissions, jail population growth, statistics on the 50...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 06-09-2008

  • Violent Crime: On The Rise

    The Police Executive Research Forum has published, Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends , which lists violent crime statistics for 2004-2006. In this report "...many cities experienced double-digit or even triple-digit percentage increases in homicides and other violence..."...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 11-07-2007

  • Re: I need some information about jail information

    This might get you started - According to the American Correctional Association 2005-2007 National Jail and Adult Detention Directory there are 3,751 Jails and Detention Facilities. A great website for jail statistics is the Bureau of Justice Statistics at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs Good luck with your research...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Sandy Schilling on 11-27-2006
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