Census of Jails, 2013

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 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ) and the Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ). Previous jail enumerations were conducted in 1970 (ICPSR 7641), 1972 (ICPSR 7638), 1978 (ICPSR 7737), 1983 (ICPSR 8203), 1988 (ICPSR 9256), 1993 (ICPSR 6648), 1999 (ICPSR 3318), 2005 (ICPSR 20367), and 2006 (ICPSR 26602). The RTI International collected the data for the Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2013. The United States Census Bureau was the collection agent from 1970-2006. The 2013 Census of Jails gathered data from all jail detention facilities holding inmates beyond arraignment, a period normally exceeding 72 hours. Jail facilities were operated by cities and counties, by private entities under contract to correctional authorities, and by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Excluded from the census were physically separate temporary holding facilities such as drunk tanks and police lockups that do not hold persons after being formally charged in court. Also excluded were state-operated facilities in Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Alaska, which have combined jail-prison systems. Fifteen independently operated jails in Alaska were included in the Census. The 2013 census collected facility-level information on the number of confined and nonconfined inmates, number of inmates participating in weekend programs, number of confined non-U.S. citizens, number of confined inmates by sex and adult or juvenile status, number of juveniles held as adults, conviction and sentencing status, offense type, number of inmates held by race or Hispanic origin, number of inmates held for other jurisdictions or authorities, average daily population, rated capacity, number of admissions and releases, program participation for nonconfined inmates, operating expenditures, and staff by occupational category.

为减轻2013年收集过程中受访者的负担，监狱普查与在押人员死亡报告计划（DCRP）合并进行。此次普查为全国地方监狱在押人员调查（SILJ）和年度监狱调查（ASJ）提供了抽样框架。此前，监狱人口普查曾在1970年（ICPSR 7641）、1972年（ICPSR 7638）、1978年（ICPSR 7737）、1983年（ICPSR 8203）、1988年（ICPSR 9256）、1993年（ICPSR 6648）、1999年（ICPSR 3318）、2005年（ICPSR 20367）和2006年（ICPSR 26602）进行。2013年，RTI国际公司受司法统计局委托收集了相关数据。1970年至2006年间，美国人口普查局担任数据收集代理。2013年的监狱普查收集了所有在押人员羁押设施的数据，这些设施在正式起诉后羁押时间通常超过72小时。监狱设施由城市和县、与矫正机构签订合同的私人实体以及联邦监狱局（BOP）运营。不包括在普查范围内的有物理上独立的临时拘留设施，如醉酒罐和警察拘留所，这些设施在正式起诉后不再羁押人员。此外，康涅狄格州、特拉华州、夏威夷州、罗德岛州、佛蒙特州和阿拉斯加州等州运营的设施也不包括在内，因为这些州拥有合并的监狱-监狱系统。阿拉斯加的15个独立运营的监狱被纳入普查。2013年的普查收集了设施层面的信息，包括被羁押和非羁押在押人员数量、参与周末计划在押人员数量、被羁押的非美国公民数量、按性别和成年或未成年状态划分的羁押在押人员数量、作为成年人被羁押的未成年人数、定罪和判决状态、犯罪类型、按种族或西班牙裔血统划分的羁押在押人员数量、为其他司法管辖区或当局羁押在押人员数量、平均每日人口、额定容量、收押和释放人数、非羁押在押人员的项目参与情况、运营支出以及按职业类别划分的员工数量。