Sections

JAILS / Inmates

AIDS and HIV cases

  • Jail inmates known to be positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), by region and State June 30, 1993 and 1999
  • Deaths of inmates in local jails, by cause of death 2000-2007
    • Table 6.0012.2007 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Deaths and AIDS-related deaths among local jail inmates, by region and State, July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999

Alcohol use

  • Percent of jail inmates reporting alcohol use, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and most serious offense, United States 1996 and 2002

Conviction status

  • Characteristics of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002
  • Most serious current offense of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002

Current offense

  • Most serious current offense of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002
  • Most serious current offense of jail inmates, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, United States 2002

Deaths

  • Deaths of inmates in local jails, by cause of death 2000-2007
    • Table 6.0012.2007 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Number of deaths and mortality rate of State prisoners and local jail inmates, by cause of death 2001-2007 (aggregate)
    • Table 6.0026.2007 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Deaths of inmates in the 50 largest jail jurisdictions 2000-2006
    • Table 6.0013.2006 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Deaths and AIDS-related deaths among local jail inmates, by region and State, July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999

Drug use

  • Percent of jail inmates reporting drug use, by type of drug and frequency of use, United States 1996 and 2002

Family background

  • Family background of jail inmates while growing up, United States 1996 and 2002

Housed for other jurisdictions

  • State and Federal prisoners housed in local jails, by region and jurisdiction on Dec. 31, 2000 and 2002-2010
    • Table 6.0021.2010 -- PDF -- CSV

In fifty largest jails in Nation

  • Average daily population and percent of capacity occupied in the 50 largest jail jurisdictions, United States 2005-2010
    • Table 6.0019.2010 -- PDF -- CSV

Indian jails

  • Jails and jail inmates in Indian country, by selected characteristics, United States, midyear 1998-2004 and 2007-2010
    • Table 6.25.2010 -- PDF -- CSV

Inmate to employee ratio

  • Number of jails, rated capacity, percent of capacity occupied, and number of inmates per employee, by region and jurisdiction June 30, 1999

Juvenile inmates

  • Number and rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents) of jail inmates, average daily population, rated capacity, and percent of capacity occupied, by legal status and sex, United States 1983-2011
    • Table 6.14.2011 -- PDF -- CSV

Number

  • Privately operated jails, by selected characteristics, United States June 30, 1999
  • Number and rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents) of jail inmates, average daily population, rated capacity, and percent of capacity occupied, by legal status and sex, United States 1983-2011
    • Table 6.14.2011 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Number and rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents) of jail inmates, by region and jurisdiction June 30, 2005
    • Table 6.0003.2005 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Adults on probation, in jail or prison, and on parole, United States 1980-2011
    • Table 6.1.2011 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Jail inmates, by confinement status, region, and jurisdiction June 30, 1999
  • Characteristics of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002
  • Jail inmates, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, region, and jurisdiction June 30, 1999

Privately operated jails

  • Privately operated jails, by selected characteristics, United States June 30, 1999

Race and ethnicity

  • Jail inmates, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and conviction status, United States 1990-2011
    • Table 6.17.2011 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Characteristics of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002
  • Jail inmates, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, region, and jurisdiction June 30, 1999
  • Most serious current offense of jail inmates, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, United States 2002

Sex

  • Jail inmates, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and conviction status, United States 1990-2011
    • Table 6.17.2011 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Characteristics of jail inmates, by conviction status, United States 1983, 1989, 1996, and 2002
  • Jail inmates, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, region, and jurisdiction June 30, 1999
  • Most serious current offense of jail inmates, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, United States 2002

Suicide

  • Deaths of inmates in local jails, by cause of death 2000-2007
    • Table 6.0012.2007 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Number of deaths and mortality rate of State prisoners and local jail inmates, by cause of death 2001-2007 (aggregate)
    • Table 6.0026.2007 -- PDF -- CSV

Supervision programs

  • Persons under jail supervision, by confinement status and type of program, United States 1995-2011
    • Table 6.15.2011 -- PDF -- CSV
  • Jail inmates, by confinement status, region, and jurisdiction June 30, 1999