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  • Jails in Indian Country, 2021, and the Impact of COVID-19, July-December 2020 (2022)

    A total of 2,180 inmates were held in 80 jails in Indian country at midyear 2021, an 8% increase from the 2,020 inmates held in 82 facilities at mi

  • Impact of COVID-19 on State and Federal Prisons, March 2020-February 2021 (2022)

    State and federal correctional facilities performed 4,816,400 viral tests for COVID-19 on persons in prison from the beginning of March 2020 to the

  • Impact of COVID-19 on State and Federal Prisons, March 2020–February 2021 (2022)

    State and federal correctional facilities performed 4,816,400 viral tests for COVID-19 on persons in prison from the beginning of March 2020 to the

  • Jails in Indian Country, 2021, and the Impact of COVID-19, July–December 2020 (2022)

    A total of 2,180 inmates were held in 80 jails in Indian country at midyear 2021, an 8% increase from the 2,020 inmates held in 82 facilities at mi