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'""' - .----~-- ---~-------------------------Table 6.18 Estimated number of adult and juvenile jailinmates, by detention status and sex, United States,on June 30, 1982N:>TE: See NJTE, Tobie 6.17.Detention status Total Male FemaleTotal 209,582 195,730 13,852Adult 207,853 194,153 13,700Awaiting arraignmentor trialConvicted118,1891:l9,66411,0781l4,0758,1115,51l9Juvenile 1,729 1,577 152Awaiting preliminaryhearing or adjudication 1,274 1,145 129Adjudicated 455 432 23Source: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Bureau ofJustice Statistics, Jail Inmates 1982, Bulletin NCJ-87161(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Deportment of Justice, February1983), p. I, Table I.Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 19113Table 6.17 Estimated number of adult and juvenile jailinmates, by sex and race, United States, on June 30,1982N:>TE: These data were collected thtough a mall surveyconducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for the Bureauof Justice Statistics. A total of 6!l3 jurisdictions weresurveyed, including 285 jurisdictions with on overage dailyinmate population of 100 or more based on the 1971lNational Jail Census. These 2!l5 jurisdictions accountedfor 70 percent of the 1982 estimated popUlation. Theremaining 398 jurisdictions In the survey were chosenrandomly from within 4 size categories. The likelihood ofselection for any jurisdiction was proportional to the sizegroup to which it belonged. Eliminated from eligibilitywere jurisdictions in six States--Alaska, Connecticut,Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermant--and theDistrict of Columbia, which have combined prison/jailsystems (Source, p. 4).Sex Total White a Block a Hispanic Other DTotal 209,51l2 9!l,61:l1:l 84,346 23,617 2,931Adult 207,853 97,732 83,684 23,555 2,882Mole 194,153 91,721 77,750 22,075 2607Female 13,700 6,011 5,934 1,480 275JuvenileMale1,7291,57795685966263562474936Female 152 97 27 15 13bExcludes persons of Hispanic origin.American Indians, Native Alaskans, Asians, andPacific Islanders.Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau ofJustice Stotistics, Jail Inmates 1982, Bulletin NCJ-87161(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Deportment of Justice, February1983), p. I, Table 2.Table 6.19 Prisoners held in local jails because ofovercrowding in State facilitic:: on Dec. 31, by State,1981 and 1982N:>TE: State inmates housed in local jails because ofovercrowding are considered to be under Stc.te jurisdiction.A State prison system has jurisdiction over a person If itretains the legal power to incarcerate the person In one ofits own prisons. States not listed and the FederalGovernment did not have prisoners held in local jailsbecause of overcrowding. For information on methodology,definitions of terms, and a detailed explanation of revised,estimated, and noncamparable data, see Appendix 19.State 1981 1982Total 6,900 8,217Aloboma 1,472 1,286CaliforniaColorado600 914244Florida 287 1lKentuckyLouisiana104793162 01,499Moine 24 61.Maryland 71 6lMassachusetts 7 1l20Michigan 43Mississippi 1,147 1,020MontanaNew JerseyaI995New Mexico 21,584Oklahoma 48TennesseeSouth Carolina219549 501166Utah 29 6Virginia 485 643Washington 24 21JaNat included in this State's official prison count.Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau ofJustice Statistics, Prisoners in 1982, Bulletin NCJ-87933(Washington, D.C.: U.S. Deportment of Justice, April1983), p. 3.iijII:,I I"Persons Under Correctional SupervisionFigure 6.5 Sentenced prisoners i" State and Fed'eral Institutions on Dec. 31, United States, 1925-82N:>TE: Prison population data were compiled by a yearend census of prisoners held In custody in State andFederal Instltu!ions. Data for 1925 through 1939 include sentenced prisoners in State and Federal prisonsand reformatorJe~ whether committed for felon if,s or misdemeanors. Data for 1940 through 1970 include alladult felons serving sentences In State and F'Jderal institutions. Since 1971, the census has included alladults or youthful offenders sentenced t(1 a State or Federal correctional institution with maximumsentences of over I year." Beginn!n!! o~, Dec. 3,1, I ~78, a distInction was made between prisoners "in custody" and prisonersu~der jur,isdlctlon. As defined In a 1978 report (U.S. Deportment of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics,~ In Stat~ and Federal Institutions on December 3 lin 1978, National Prisoner Statistics Bulletin SD­,.......,-P;)r-O (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing ice, 1980», "in custody" refers to the directphysical control and responsibility for the body of a confined person. ''Under jurisdiction" is defined asfallows: A State or Federal prison sr.stem has jurisdiction over a person if it retains the legal power tolncar~er