Census of State Adult Correctional Facilities, 1979

This census, designed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, includes all state correctional facilities known to the Census Bureau in 1979. Each facility is classified into one of ten categories such as community center, prison farm, road camp, or reception center. Data for 1979 include number of inmates by security classification and by sex, number of full- and part-time staff, number of paid and volunteer staff broken down by position, age, pay, and education, number and age of facilities, type of facilities provided in each cell by size of cell, hospital facilities available, programs provided for the inmates, job training, and inmate IQ scores.

本普查由美国司法统计局（Bureau of Justice Statistics）设计、美国人口普查局（United States Census Bureau）执行，涵盖了1979年该局收录的全部州级惩戒监管设施。每所设施均被归入十大类别之一，包括社区中心、监狱农场、道路营地、接待中心等类型。1979年的普查数据维度包括：按安全等级与性别划分的在押人员数量；全职与兼职员工总人数；按岗位、年龄、薪酬与受教育程度细分的领薪与志愿工作人员数量；惩戒设施的数量与使用年限；按监室规模划分的各监室配套设施类型；可提供的医疗设施情况；为在押人员提供的各类改造项目、职业培训项目，以及在押人员智商（IQ）得分数据。