Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Series

Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics

Formerly Survey of Jail Inmates.

This collection provides nationally representative data on persons held prior to trial and on those convicted offenders serving sentences in local jails or awaiting transfer to state prisons. Data were collected on individual characteristics of jail inmates (sex, race, ethnicity, Hispanic origin, employment), current offenses and sentences, characteristics of victims, criminal histories, jail activities and programs, prior drug and alcohol use and treatment, and health care services provided while in jail.

Years Produced: Every 6 years.

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2015
Ellison, Jared M., Steiner, Benjamin Assessing the Consequences of Police Use of Force Among Jail Inmates. American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC.
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Journal Article
2013
Raphael, Steven, Stoll, Michael A. Assessing the contribution of the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill to growth in the U.S. incarceration rate. Journal of Legal Studies. 42, (1), 187-222.
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2010
Raphael, Steven, Stoll, Michael A. Assessing the Contribution of the Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill to Growth in the U.S. Incarceration Rate. .
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Report
2010
Hashimoto, Erica J. Assessing the Indigent Defense System. Issue Brief. Washington, DC: American Constitution Society.
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2018
Ellison, Jared, Steiner, Benjamin Assessing racial and ethnic differences in the consequences of police use of force. Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political, and Social Dynamics. New York, NY: Lexington Books, .

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Journal Article
2013
Sevigny, Eric L., Pollack, Harold A., Reuter, Peter Can drug courts help to reduce prison and jail populations?. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 647, (1), 190-212.
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Conference Presentation
2008
Binswanger, I.A., Krueger, P.M., Steiner, J.F. Chronic medical conditions: How do inmates compare with the general population?. 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine. Pittsburgh, PA.
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Journal Article
2011
Hashimoto, Erica J. Class matters. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 101, (1), 31-76.
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Journal Article
2008
Kerridge, Bradley T. A comparison of U.S. jail inmates and the U.S. general population with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders alcohol use disorders: Sociodemographic and symptom profiles. Alcohol. 42, (1), 55-60.
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2018
Wildeman, Christopher, Fitzpatrick, Maria D., Goldman, Alyssa W. Conditions of confinement in American prisons and jails. Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 14, 29-47.
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Journal Article
2018
Wood, Steven R. Co-occurring serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders as predictors of assaultive infraction charges among adult male jail inmates. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 29, (2), 189-210.
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Report
2002
(author unknown) Correctional Populations in the United States, 1998. NCJ 192929, Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Book Section
2013
Ainsworth, Stephanie A., Taxman, Faye S. Creating simulation parameter inputs with existing data sources: Estimating offender risks, needs, and recidivism. Simulation Strategies to Reduce Recidivism: Risk Need Responsibility (RNR) Modeling for the Criminal Justice System. New York, NY: Springer New York, .
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2016
Sykes, Bryan L., Hoppe, Trevor A., Maziarka, Kristen D. Cruel intentions? HIV prevalence and criminalization during an age of mass incarceration, U.S. 1999 to 2012. 95, (16), 1-9.
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2008
Pettit, Becky, Sykes, Bryan The Demographic Implications of the Prison Boom: Evidence of a 'Third Demographic Transition'?. University of Washington, Department of Sociology.
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Thesis
2014
Castro, Mary Ellen Diabetes Screening in Inmates: A Quality Improvement Pilot Project. University of Connecticut. [dissertation]
Report
2017
Bronson, Jennifer, Stroop, Jessica, Zimmer, Stephanie, Berzofsky, Marcus Drug Use, Dependence, and Abuse Among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-2009. Special Report. NCJ 250546, Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Report
2009
Nicosia, Nancy, Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo, Kilmer, Beau, Lundberg, Russell, Chiesa, James The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Drug Policy Research Center.
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Journal Article
2011
Bouchery, Ellen E., Harwood, Henrick J., Sacks, Jeffrey J., Simon, Carol J., Brewer, Robert D. Economic costs of excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., 2006. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41, (5), 516-524.
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2013
Kelly, Brian D., Kole, Maureen The Effect of Asset Forfeiture on Policing: A Panel Approach - Data Notes. .
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2016
Kelly, Brian D., Kole, Maureen The effects of asset forfeiture on policing: A panel approach. Economic Inquiry. 54, (1), 558-575.
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Thesis
2013
Pelleg, Maia The Evolution of Mental Health Courts and a Prospective Study of Aggregate Recidivism Rates for Mentally Ill Criminal Offenders. Duke University. [thesis]
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Journal Article
2018
Ellison, Jared M., Steiner, Benjamin, Wright, Emily M. Examining the sources of violent victimization among jail inmates. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 45, (11), 1723-1741.
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2016
Ellison, Jared M., Steiner, Benjamin, Wright, Emily Examining the Sources of Violent Victimization Among Jail Inmates. American Society of Criminology. New Orleans, LA.
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2005
Durose, Matthew R., Harlow, Caroline Wolf, Langan, Patrick A., Motivans, Mark, Rantala, Ramona R., Smith, Erica L., Constantin, Elizabeth Family Violence Statistics Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances. NCJ 207846, Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Journal Article
2015
Sykes, Bryan L., Solowiej, Eliza, Patterson, Evelyn J. The fiscal savings of accessing the right to legal counsel within twenty-four hours of arrest: Chicago and Cook County, 2013. UC Irvine Law Review. 5, (4), 813-842.
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2010
Binswanger, Ingrid A., Merrill, Joseph O., Krueger, Patrick M., White, Mary C., Booth, Robert E. Gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates. American Journal of Public Health. 100, (3), 476-482.
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2016
Zatz, Noah, Koonse, Tia, Zhen, Theresa, Herrera, Lucero, Lu, Han, Shafer, Steven, Valenta, Blake Get To Work or Go To Jail: Workplace Rights Under Threat. Research Brief. Los Angeles, CA: University of California: Los Angeles, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.
Journal Article
2018
Cook, Philip J. Gun markets. Annual Review of Criminology. 1, 359-377.
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2009
Wilper, Andrew P., Woolhandler, Steffie, Boyd, J. Wesley, Lasser, Karen E., McCormick, Danny, Bor, David H., Himmelstein, David U. The health and health care of US prisoners: Results of a nationwide survey. American Journal of Public Health. 99, (4), 666-672.
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Book Section
2010
Arevalo, Sandra P., Becares, Laia, Amaro, Hortensia Health of incarcerated Latino men. Health Issues in Latino Males. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, .
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2009
Spaulding, Anne C., Seals, Ryan M., Page, Matthew J., Brzozowski, Amanda K., Rhodes, William, Hammett, Theodore M. HIV/AIDS among inmates of and releasees from US correctional facilities, 2006: Declining share of epidemic but persistent public health opportunity. PLOS One. 4, (11), e7558-e7558.
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2004
Maruschak, Laura M. HIV in Prisons and Jails, 2002. Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. NCJ 205333, Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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Thesis
2020
McGlynn, Ciara Identifying Typologies of Failure to Appear. Portland State University. [thesis]
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Conference Presentation
2018
Vuk, Mateja, Dolezal, Dalibor Idleness and inmate misconduct in local jails: A correlational study. American Society of Criminology 2018 Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.
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2020
Vuk, Mateja, Dolezal, Dalibor Idleness and inmate misconduct: A new perspective on time use and behavior in local jails. Deviant Behavior. 41, (11), 1347-1369.
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2011
Pollack, Harold, Reuter, Peter, Sevigny, Eric L. If Drug Treatment Works So Well, Why Are So Many Drug Users in Prison?. NBER Working Paper 16731. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.
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2012
Greenberg, Greg A., Rosenheck, Robert A. Incarceration among male veterans: Relative risk of imprisonment and differences between veteran and nonveteran inmates. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 56, (4), 646-667.
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2012
Brockmann, Brad, Rich, Josiah D. Incarceration and community health. 23, (4), 27-29.
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2011
Thesis
2021
Ramsey, Rheannon G. Incarceration and Suicide: Do the Risk Factors Differ for Civilians and Veterans?. Portland State University. [thesis]
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2005
Western, Bruce Incarceration, Marriage, and Family Life. Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Working Paper. 2005-09-FF, Princeton, NJ: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing.
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