Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986
This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult
admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by
race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include
tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of
Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and United States
totals. The figures were derived from a voluntary reporting program in
which each state, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons reported summary and detailed statistics as a part of the
National Prisoner Statistics series. Individual state and United
States population figures according to racial categories also are
provided.
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Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986
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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
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| description | This data collection includes tabulations of annual adult admissions to federal and state correctional institutions by race. Data are provided for the years 1926 to 1986 and include tabulations for prisons in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as federal prison totals and United States totals. The figures were derived from a voluntary reporting program in which each state, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons reported summary and detailed statistics as a part of the National Prisoner Statistics series. Individual state and United States population figures according to racial categories also are provided. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986 ", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09165.v1" } ] |
| identifier |
"275"
|
| issued | 1991-05-03T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "correctional facilities", "correctional facilities (adults)", "federal correctional facilities", "inmates", "race", "state correctional facilities" ] |
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 1999-10-04T00:00:00 |
| 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 | Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions in the United States, 1926-1986 |
