This report presents data collected from state, federal, and private adult correctional facilities on the characteristics of facilities by type, operator, size, physical security level, capacity, court orders, and programs. The distribution of the prisoner custody population is presented for demographic characteristics, sentence length, and custody security level by facility type and operator. The report includes data on facility security staff by sex and prisoner-to-security-staff ratios.
Findings are based on the 2019 Census of State and Federal Correctional Facilities (CCF). The CCF covers adult correctional facilities operated by state departments of corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and private contractors.
Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2019 ? Statistical Tables (NCJ 301366) was written by BJS Statisticians Laura M. Maruschak and Emily D. Buehler, Ph.D. 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. Doris J. James is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.
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