The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released the 2020 Annual Survey of Jails dataset through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. The survey collects data from a sample of approximately 950 local jails (city, county, regional, and private) nationwide. It provides national estimates on?
- counts of admissions, releases, and staff
- demographic characteristics and criminal justice status of the jail population
- holds for federal and state prison authorities
- rated capacity of jails.
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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