National jail census, 1970
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Series: ICPSR -- 7641; ICPSR (Series) -- 7641
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Jails; Statistics; Prisoners
Description: This census provides information on county and municipal jails facilities and their administration. For all jails, the data include number of prisoners and their reason for being held, age and sex of prisoners, maximum sentence which could be served in the facility, facility capacity and age, types of security available, and operating expenditures. For jails in counties and municipalities with a population of 25,000 or more, there are data on quarterly jail population, age of cells, and availability of service facilities and programs for inmates.
Notes: Holding archive: Criminal Justice Archive and Information Network

survey data

ICPSR data class: Class II

Chronological coverage: 1969-1970, Data collected: 1970.

self-administered mail questionnaires

United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

OSIRIS, and Card Image

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 4,037 ; variable count: 82 ; logical record length: 201 ; records per case: 3

All locally administered county and municipal jails with authority to hold prisoners for more than 48 hours.

Bureau of the Census. Bureau of Justice Statistics. ''Local Jails: A Report Presenting Data for Individual County and City Jails from the 1970 National Jail Census.'' Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, n.d.

Bureau of the Census. Bureau of Justice Statistics. ''1970 National Jail Census.'' Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, n.d.