Annual Survey of Jails: Jurisdiction-Level and Jail-Level Data, 1992

This collection provides annual data on jail populations
across the nation and examines the "spillover" effect on local jails
resulting from the dramatic growth in federal and state prison
populations. These data permit an assessment of the demands placed on
correctional resources and provide a comprehensive picture of the adult
correctional system and changes that occur within the system.
Information is available on the number of inmates by sex, race, adult
or juvenile status, reason being held, and cause of death. Also added
in the 1992 survey were variables on citizenship, population movement,
and total number of inmate deaths for inmates originally confined to
the facility in question who died either at that facility or elsewhere.
Also, the 1992 version included a more complete survey of jail programs
and a supplemental questionnaire (CJ-5S), which dealt with AIDS-related
questions. In addition, information was collected for the first time on
drug testing, programs that treated or educated inmates, boot camps, work
release, and alternatives to incarceration such as electronic
monitoring, house arrest, community service, and weekend or day
reporting.