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Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 1999: [United States]
The objective of the Survey of Jails in Indian Country is
to gather data on all adult and juvenile jail facilities and detention
centers in Indian country, which is defined for purposes of this
collection as reservations, pueblos, rancherias, and other Native
American and Alaska Native communities throughout the United States.
The survey, a complete enumeration of all 69 confinement facilities
operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
provides data on number of inmates, staffing, and facility
characteristics and needs. Variables describe each facility, including
who operated it, facility age, facility function, rated capacity,
authority to house juveniles, number of juveniles held, number of
admission and discharges in last 30 days, number of inmate deaths, the
peak population during June, number of inmates held by sex and
conviction status on June 30, number of facility staff by sex and
function, facility crowding, renovation and building plans, types of
programs available to inmates, and overview of facility and staffing
needs.
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Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 1999: [United States]
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| description | The objective of the Survey of Jails in Indian Country is to gather data on all adult and juvenile jail facilities and detention centers in Indian country, which is defined for purposes of this collection as reservations, pueblos, rancherias, and other Native American and Alaska Native communities throughout the United States. The survey, a complete enumeration of all 69 confinement facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), provides data on number of inmates, staffing, and facility characteristics and needs. Variables describe each facility, including who operated it, facility age, facility function, rated capacity, authority to house juveniles, number of juveniles held, number of admission and discharges in last 30 days, number of inmate deaths, the peak population during June, number of inmates held by sex and conviction status on June 30, number of facility staff by sex and function, facility crowding, renovation and building plans, types of programs available to inmates, and overview of facility and staffing needs. |
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| issued | 2001-10-31T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
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"correctional system",
"corrections management",
"jail inmates",
"jails",
"population characteristics"
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|
| language |
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"eng"
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|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2021-11-22T19:13:28 |
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| publisher |
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| rights | These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data. |
| title | Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 1999: [United States] |
