National Jail Census Series

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Jail Census was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Excluded from the census were federal- or state-administered facilities, including the combined jail-prison systems in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Data include jail population by reason being held, age (juvenile or adult) and sex, maximum sentence that can be served in the facility, available services, type of security available, facility capacity, age, construction and renovation of the facility, employment, and operating expenditures.Years Produced: Every 5 years

Data and Resources

Field Value
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collection_metadata true
datagov_dedupe_retained 20210820142912
identifier 2169
issued 1984-03-18T00:00:00
language {eng}
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modified 2018-04-25T12:15:10
programCode {011:061}
publisher Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • census-data
  • ckan
  • correctional-facilities
  • correctional-system
  • corrections-management
  • demographic-characteristics
  • geo
  • geoss
  • inmate-populations
  • inmates
  • jail-inmates
  • jails
  • national
  • north-america
  • united-states
isopen False
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maintainer Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)
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metadata_created 2025-11-21T01:03:52.573929
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T01:03:52.573933
notes Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Jail Census was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Excluded from the census were federal- or state-administered facilities, including the combined jail-prison systems in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Data include jail population by reason being held, age (juvenile or adult) and sex, maximum sentence that can be served in the facility, available services, type of security available, facility capacity, age, construction and renovation of the facility, employment, and operating expenditures.Years Produced: Every 5 years
num_resources 1
num_tags 17
title National Jail Census Series