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Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2012
The purpose of the Survey of Jails in Indian Country is an enumeration of all known adult and
juvenile facilities -- jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional
facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), United States Department of
the Interior. For the purpose of this collection, Indian country includes reservations, pueblos,
rancherias, and other Native American and Alaska Native communities throughout the United States.
The survey collects data on the number of adults and juveniles held on the last weekday in June
2012, type of offense, average daily population in June, most crowded day in June, admissions and
releases in June, number of inmate deaths and suicide attempts, rated capacity, and jail staffing.
Complete Metadata
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| description | The purpose of the Survey of Jails in Indian Country is an enumeration of all known adult and juvenile facilities -- jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), United States Department of the Interior. For the purpose of this collection, Indian country includes reservations, pueblos, rancherias, and other Native American and Alaska Native communities throughout the United States. The survey collects data on the number of adults and juveniles held on the last weekday in June 2012, type of offense, average daily population in June, most crowded day in June, admissions and releases in June, number of inmate deaths and suicide attempts, rated capacity, and jail staffing. |
| distribution |
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"title": "Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2012",
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| identifier |
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| issued | 2013-07-10T16:36:37 |
| keyword |
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"Native Americans",
"correctional facilities",
"correctional system",
"corrections management",
"jail inmates",
"jails",
"population characteristics"
]
|
| language |
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"eng"
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| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2021-11-22T17:51:39 |
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| publisher |
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"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
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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, 2012 |
