NATIONAL JAIL CENSUS, 1970 - A REPORT ON THE NATION'S LOCAL JAILS AND TYPE OF INMATES

• NCJ Number: 45
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 19 pages
• Grant Number(s): 70 SC-001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Criminal Justice Information & Statistics Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PRIMARY EMPHASIS OF THE JAIL CENSUS WAS TO OBTAIN BASIC FACTS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION'S JAILS AND THEIR INMATES.

Abstract

SUCH FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS AS THE NUMBER OF JAILS, THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF INMATES, THE NUMBER OF JAIL EMPLOYEES, THE OPERATING COSTS, AND THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SELECTED FACILITIES WERE THE SUBJECT OF INQUIRY SINCE THESE PARAMETERS WERE HERETOFORE UNKNOWN. OTHER VALUABLE INFORMATION, DISCUSSED IN THE BODY OF THE REPORT, WAS ALSO OBTAINED. A FOLLOW-UP SURVEY, TO BE CONDUCTED ON A SAMPLE OF THE JAILS IDENTIFIED IN THE JAIL CENSUS, IS IN THE PLANNING STAGE. NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE SURVEY, WHICH WILL FOCUS LESS ON THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND MORE ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INMATES. STATISTICS GATHERED WILL INCLUDE BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, REASON FOR INCARCERATION, TIME ALREADY SERVED, TIME REMAINING TO BE SERVED, AND BAIL STATUS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)