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Jails in Indian Country, 2008
Presents findings from the 2008 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 82 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report includes data on the number of adults and juveniles held, type of offense, number of persons confined on the last weekday of each month, average daily population, peak population, and admissions in June 2008. It also summarizes rated capacity, facility crowding, and jail staffing.
- Available online
- http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
- Todd D. Minton
- Date
- December 2009
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics