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A review of nationwide prison management practices
This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.
- This report presents detailed statistical tables on mortality in state and federal prisons. It provides information on cause of death; decedent characteristics, such as age, sex, and race or ethnicity; and mortality rates of inmate populations, compared to the general U.S. adult population. The report is based on the Bureau of Justice's (BJS) annual statistics, which obtains information on persons who died while in the physical custody of state departments of corrections.
The Interactive Data Analyzer (IDA) is an online tool that can be used to explore, filter, customize, and visualize federal sentencing data.
- Jail space is a limited and expensive resource, and while the Sheriff is responsible for managing the detention facility, overall jail usage is dictated by decisions largely outside his control. This Report is premised on the assumption that Jail planning requires an understanding of the system in which it operates.