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National Jail Census, 1978
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 municipal
jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours.
Data are presented for jails in 45 states. Excluded are
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information
includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners,
maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services,
structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | 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 municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for jails in 45 states. Excluded are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services, structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "National Jail Census, 1978",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07737.v4"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"247"
|
| isPartOf |
"2169"
|
| issued | 1984-03-18T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"census data",
"correctional facilities",
"correctional system",
"corrections management",
"demographic characteristics",
"inmate populations",
"inmates",
"jail inmates",
"jails"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2005-11-04T00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"011:061"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"id": 22,
"name": "Office of Justice Programs",
"acronym": "OJP",
"parentOrganization": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Department of Justice",
"acronym": "DOJ"
},
"parentOrganizationID": 10
}
}
|
| title | National Jail Census, 1978 |
