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JUNE 11, 2024

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2023 preliminary data on jails now available online

BJS has released Jails Report Series: 2023 Preliminary Data Release. This web-based report provides preliminary statistics on key items from the annual jail data collection, including the number of inmates held in local jails, by inmate demographics and conviction status; the number of admissions to jail; and jail incarceration rates between 2013 and 2023. BJS will publish final statistics in Jail Inmates in 2023 ? Statistical Tables (forthcoming).?

Jails Report Series: 2023 Preliminary Data Release (NCJ 309039) was written by BJS Statistician Zhen Zeng, PhD. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.?



The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.

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