The Bureau of Justice Statistics has released the 2021 Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country dataset through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. This survey collects data on all known adult and juvenile facilities (such as jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities) operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It provides estimates of?
- the number of adults and juveniles held in Indian country jails
- jail facilities? average daily population
- inmate deaths and suicide attempts
- the impact of COVID-19 on Indian country 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. Alexis R. Piquero is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS.gov.
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