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.
Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting numerical data. It plays a crucial role in understanding patterns, making informed decisions, and drawing conclusions about a larger population based on a representative sample. By applying mathematical and computational techniques, statistics allows researchers, businesses, and policymakers to identify trends, test hypotheses, and make predictions.
Despite its power, statistical analysis must be conducted carefully to avoid biases, misinterpretations, and misleading conclusions. Proper sampling techniques, error analysis, and critical thinking are essential to ensure the accuracy and reliability of statistical findings. In an increasingly data-driven world, statistics remains a vital tool for evidence-based decision-making.
- This Master Facilities Confinement Study is a systemic criminal justice review commissioned by Montgomery County with the aim of establishing future bed space requirements for the County’s correctional facilities and pre-release center. While the study fulfills an important requirement for any funding requests from the State of Maryland for future construction of local detention centers, Montgomery County recognizes - and in fact emphasizes - that this study is much more than a means to that end.
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.