National Jail Census, 1983

The National Jail Census was conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The census was taken of all locally administered county and municipal jails with the authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours. Data are presented for 3,338 jails in 45 states. Excluded are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Information includes jail population by legal status, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence, admissions and releases, available services, structure and capacity, expenditure, and employment.

美国人口普查局为司法统计局进行的全国监狱普查。此次普查涵盖了所有具有拘押囚犯超过48小时权限的本地管理的县级和市镇监狱。数据展示了45个州中3,338个监狱的情况。排除在外的州包括康涅狄格州、特拉华州、夏威夷州、罗德岛州和佛蒙特州。信息包括监狱在押人员按法律状态、囚犯年龄和性别、最高刑期、收押和释放情况、可提供的服务、结构及容量、支出和就业情况。