• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2010-01-26T16:16:17

To reduce respondent burden and improve data quality and timeliness, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) split the jail census into two parts: The Census of Jail Inmates was conducted with a...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

NATIONAL JAIL CENSUS, 1988, is the fifth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. For purposes of this data collection, a jail was ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

The National Jail Census was conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails...

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• Organization: State of New York
• Updated: 2025-02-10

This file details average daily census figures based on daily counts submitted by each jail to the State Commission of Correction. New York City jail population figures have been reported to the...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2011-05-11T11:32:42

The Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) is the only data collection effort that provides an annual source of data on local jails and jail inmates. Data on the size of the jail population and selected...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2022-03-30T14:09:02

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Jail Census was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Excluded from the census were federal-...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2011-05-10T14:29:51

The Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) is the only data collection effort that provides an annual source of data on local jails and jail inmates. Data on the size of the jail population and selected...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2013-10-30T09:27:43

The Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) is the only data collection effort that provides an annual source of data on local jails and jail inmates. Data on the size of the jail population and selected...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2011-08-02T14:36:32

The Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) is the only data collection effort that provides an annual source of data on local jails and jail inmates. Data on the size of the jail population and selected...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

The National Jail Census was conducted in early 1978 by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2009-07-09T10:27:21

The 1999 Census of Jails is the seventh in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. Previous censuses were conducted in 1970, 1972, 1978,...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2007-07-27T00:00:00

The Census of Jail Inmates is the eighth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally-administered jails. Beginning in 2005, the National Jail Census was...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2012-04-25T09:32:46

The Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) is the only data collection effort that provides an annual source of data on local jails and jail inmates. Data on the size of the jail population and selected...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 1996-07-13T00:00:00

This data collection is part of a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. The 1993 census included all locally administered confinement...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 1992-02-16T00:00:00

This study is a follow-up to the National Jail Census, 1970. In addition to gathering more information concerning jails, the survey also collected demographic data, incarceration history,...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2006-03-30T00:00:00

By 1996 it became apparent that the Los Angeles county jails faced a serious overcrowding problem. Two possible solutions to the problem were to build more jail capacity or to divert a...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

This census provides information on county and municipal jails facilities in the United States and their administration. For all jails, the data include number of prisoners and their...

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• Organization: King County, Washington
• Updated: 2026-02-03

The Jail Bookings Open Data dataset is provided by the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. The dataset contains adult jail bookings which have occurred within the last twelve...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

This data collection provides annual data on jail populations across the nation and examines the "spillover" effect on local jails resulting from the dramatic growth in federal and state ...

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• Organization: Department of Justice
• Updated: 2005-11-04T00:00:00

This collection provides annual data on jail populations across the nation and examines the "spillover" effect on local jails resulting from the dramatic growth in federal and state prison...

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