Survey of Jail Inmates, 1972

This study is a follow-up to the National Jail Census, 1970. In addition to gathering more information concerning jails, the survey also collected demographic data, incarceration history, and legal status data from a sample of the inmates of local jails. The study includes basic demographic data, income and employment data, reason for incarceration, bail status, dates of admission and sentencing, length and type of sentence and previous incarceration history.

本研究为1970年全国监狱普查（National Jail Census）的后续研究。本次调研除收集更多与监狱相关的信息外，还从地方监狱服刑人员的抽样样本中采集了人口统计数据、服刑经历数据与法律身份数据。本研究涵盖的内容包括基础人口统计数据、收入与就业数据、入狱原因、保释状态、收押与判刑日期、刑期时长与类型，以及既往服刑经历。