Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Collection

National Jail Census, 1988

NATIONAL JAIL CENSUS, 1988, is the fifth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. For purposes of this data collection, a jail was def...

Search relevance: 57.48 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM

10 dataset in this collection

  • #1 Federal

    The National Jail Census was conducted in early 1978 by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #2 Federal

    The National Jail Census was conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #3 Federal

    NATIONAL JAIL CENSUS, 1988, is the fifth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. For purposes of this data collection, a jail was ...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #4 Federal

    This data collection is part of a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. The 1993 census included all locally administered confinement...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #5 Federal

    The purpose of this census was to provide information on jails throughout the United States. Information is supplied on the number of inmates held, types of accommodations, number of...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #6 Federal

    The 1999 Census of Jails is the seventh in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally administered jails. Previous censuses were conducted in 1970, 1972, 1978,...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:56 AM
  • #7 Federal

    To reduce respondent burden for the 2019 collection, the Census of Jails was combined with the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP). The census provides the sampling frame for the nationwide...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:57 AM
  • #8 Federal

    To reduce respondent burden and improve data quality and timeliness, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) split the jail census into two parts: The Census of Jail Inmates was conducted with a...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #9 Federal

    The Census of Jail Inmates is the eighth in a series of data collection efforts aimed at studying the nation's locally-administered jails. Beginning in 2005, the National Jail Census was...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM
  • #10 Federal

    To reduce respondent burden for the 2013 collection, the Census of Jails was combined with the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP). The census provides the sampling frame for the nationwide...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:56 AM
  • #11 Federal

    This census provides information on county and municipal jails facilities in the United States and their administration. For all jails, the data include number of prisoners and their...

    Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 0 | Catalog Last Checked: November 14, 2025 at 05:55 AM

data.gov

An official website of the GSA's Technology Transformation Services

Looking for U.S. government information and services?
Visit USA.gov