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COUNTY JAILS SURVEYED AND SUMMARIZED

NCJ Number
147248
Journal
Corrections Compendium Volume: 18 Issue: 8 Dated: (August 1993) Pages: 8-13
Author(s)
J Lillis
Date Published
1993
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This article contains information derived from surveys of jails in 31 jurisdictions in 18 States.
Abstract
The article includes data on sentencing; budget allocations; jail construction; violence and escapes. There are statistics on numbers of State/Federal inmates housed; numbers of correctional officers; ratio of staff to inmates; jails under court order or consent decree. Statistics on Violence and Escapes are presented in the following categories: inmates killed by inmates; staff killed by inmates; inmates killed by staff; reported assaults on staff; reported assaults on inmates; inmate suicides; escapes/inmates involved; escapees returned.

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