NCJ Number
187151
Editor(s)
Camille Graham Camp,
George M. Camp
Date Published
2000
Length
110 pages
Annotation
Data reported in this annual report were compiled by the Criminal Justice Institute, based on responses to a survey questionnaire mailed to United States jail systems housing over 200 inmates.
Abstract
Information was submitted by 122 jail systems, having one or more facilities. A total of 278 jails in 33 States responded with contributing data. Data verification and additional information were gained through follow-up telephone calls. The data is divided into five sections: populations; facilities; budgets; programs; and staff. Tables within each section are divided into five categories: largest systems; larger systems; large systems; medium systems; and small systems. Numerically, the largest systems are those with January 1, 2000 inmate populations of over 2,000 inmates. Larger systems’ January 1, 2000 populations were between 1,000 and 1,999 inmates, and large systems housed between 500 and 999 inmates on January 1, 2000. Medium systems’ January 1, 2000 populations were between 299 and 250 inmates. Small systems’ January 1, 2000 populations were 249 or fewer inmates. Survey finding revealed an average of 55.1 percent of the inmates in 99 responding jail systems were ethnic or racial minorities. A total of 329 inmates died in the jails during 1999. The average percentage of inmates who tested positive for HIV was 9.3. The highest reported jail operating capacity was 180.6 percent. On average, the jail systems surveyed budgeted $2,257,925 for inmate food costs and $2,909,968 for inmate medical costs. The jail system with the highest percentage of female staff was Los Angeles, California (52.5). The average inmate-on-inmate assault rate in 1999 was 10 assaults per 100 inmates. Tables, Graphs, and Glossary