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  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, July 2001

    Two main topics are addressed in these proceedings -- jail statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and employee-related issues.

  • Environmental Scan 2011

    “Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issue

  • Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-12

    This report presents statistics regarding the sexual victimization of prison and jail inmates by other inmates or staff.

  • Deaths in Custody in Australia to 30 June 2011: Twenty Years of Monitoring by the National Deaths in Custody Program Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

    “Compiled for two decades by the Australian Institute of Criminology, this report found both the Indigenous and non-Indigenous rates of deaths in c

  • PREA Data Collection Activities, 2013

    Activities of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) related to prison rape during the 2012 calendar year are documented.

  • School Engagement and Juvenile Offending Among Maltreated Youth Who Vary by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Type of Child Maltreatment

    “Child maltreatment is a pervasive social problem affecting millions of children and their families every year.

  • Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT)-Prisoners

    “This dynamic analysis tool allows you to examine National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) on inmates under the jurisdiction of both federal and state co

  • International Growth Trends in Prison Privatization

    While “privatization has enjoyed a steady reemergence in the United States, the companies managing these facilities have faced persistent criticism

  • Trends in U.S. Corrections

    This is a great set of charts showing various correctional trends. Charts show: U.S.

  • Probation and Parole in the United States, 2012

    This report presents “data on adult offenders under community supervision while on probation or parole during 2012.

  • Macomb County: Jail Needs Analysis & Criminal Justice System Assessment (2016)

    Jail space is a limited and expensive resource, and while the Sheriff is responsible for managing the detention facility, overall jail usage is dic

  • Orange County Jails (2017)

    Conditions in county jails that conform to the United States Constitution are a prerequisite for the legitimacy and integrity of the American justi

  • Boone County Jail Population Study (2017)

  • Montgomery County, Maryland Master Facilities Confinement Study (2014)

    This Master Facilities Confinement Study is a systemic criminal justice review commissioned by Montgomery County with the aim of establishing futur

  • Improving Staffing and Security in North Carolina Prisons

    A review of nationwide prison management practices

  • The Gender Divide: Tracking women’s state prison growth (2018)

    This report sheds more light on women in the era of mass incarceration by tracking prison population trends since 1978 for all 50 states.

  • Mortality in State and Federal Prisons, 2001-2018 - Statistical Tables (2021)

    This report presents detailed statistical tables on mortality in state and federal prisons.

  • United States Sentencing Commission Interactive Data Analyzer

    The Interactive Data Analyzer (IDA) is an online tool that can be used to explore, filter, customize, and visualize federal sentencing data.