NCJ Number
89344
Date Published
1982
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This book answers the most frequently asked questions about U.S. adult and juvenile corrections and Canadian adult corrections systems of the Federal Service, Provinces, and Territories.
Abstract
The data were collected primarily through two questionnaires (one for adult agencies and the other for juvenile agencies). The questions were developed by the Criminal Justice Institute and mailed to the heads of correctional systems in the United States and Canada. Data on U.S. adult corrections covers the inmate population profile; institutions, budgets, and programs; and administration and staff. All data cover 1982. Population profile data cover the number of prisons; sentenced inmates confined in prisons and jails; gender and ethnic composition by system; daily average population, admissions, releases, and length of stay by system; new admissions who served a prior felony sentence; average age of admissions; inmates serving life sentences; inmate escapes; inmate violent deaths; capital punishment by jurisdiction; inmates on Death Row; and data on the 10 largest jails. Financial information covers various general budget items, while program data cover conjugal visiting, furloughs, prison industries, parole systems, work release, and halfway houses. Data on prison administration and staff cover longevity of prison system directors, their salaries, employees, labor unions, security staff, inmate-officer ratio, correctional officers' starting salaries, and staff deaths in the line of duty. Data on U.S. juvenile corrections deals with population profile, facilities, budget, and administration and staff. For the Canadian Federal system, information pertains to the inmate population, budget, conditions of confinement, special programs, and administration and staff. Statistical tables are provided for the Canadian provincial and territorial systems.