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Mega Jail Survey, January - December 1990

NCJ Number
141481
Journal
Large Jail Network Bulletin Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (June 1991) Pages: 18-21
Date Published
1991
Length
4 pages
Annotation
These survey results for jails housing over 1,000 inmates cover inmate numbers, costs, length of stay, and other jail data for January through December 1990.
Abstract
Statistics address the average daily population for January through December 1990, the average daily population for December 1990, the average bookings per month as of December 1990, the average length of stay, court-ordered rated capacity, percent filled, and the daily cost per inmate. Other data cover the number of inmates sentenced and nonsentenced, the number in the home detention program, the number in other alternative sentencing programs, new facilities opened, and annual salary for the jail administrator.