2013-12-09 20:50Z Canvas 1 Layer 1 A m e r i c a ' s J a i l s i n 2 0 1 2 A look into demographics, facility capacity and violence W h o a r e i n t h e s e j a i l s ? W h e r e a r e t h e s e j a i l s ? N u m b e r o f c o r r e c t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s b y s t a t e T otal Confi ned Inmates: 596,240 White Black Hispanic Asian Other 0 50 100 150 200 250 A v e r a g e f a c i l i t y p o p u l a t i o n b y e t h n i c i t y F a c i l i t y s t a t s Size of Correctional Facility Population 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Correctional staf f Other staf f Confi ned population 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 A v e r a g e s t a f f s i z e c o m p a r e d t o c o n fi n e d p o p u l a t i o n Assault on inmate Drugs Alcohol W eapon Theft Escape Assault on staf f 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 F a c i l i t y i n c i d e n t s Frequency L A C o u n t y J a i l S y s t e m P o p u l a t i o n : 1 8 , 0 0 0 F u l l c a p a c i t y M o r e v i o l e n t i n c i d e n t s a c t u a l l y o c c u r i n f a c i l i t i e s t h a t a r e b e l o w o p e r a t i o n a l c a p a c i t y Ratio of Correctional Staf f to Confi ned Population Ratio of Confi ned Population to Operational Capacity V iolent Incidents V iolent Incidents G e o r g i a 6 9 c o r r e c t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s I s t h e r e a c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e r a t i o o f s t a f f t o i n m a t e p o p u l a t i o n a n d t h e o c c u r r e n c e o f v i o l e n t i n c i d e n t s ? I s t h e r e a c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n o v e r c a p a c i t y a n d t h e o c c u r r e n c e o f v i o l e n t i n c i d e n t s ? 0 70 (grey indicates no data) L o w e r s t a f f t o i n m a t e r a t i o s d o a p p e a r t o c o r r e l a t e w i t h a h i g h e r o c c u r r e n c e o f v i o l e n t i n c i d e n t s , e s p e c i a l l y a t l e v e l s b e l o w 2 5 % o f t h e c o n fi n e d p o p u l a t i o n . 5000 15000 10000 20000 0 U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e . O f fi c e o f J u s t i c e P r o g r a m s . B u r e a u o f J u s t i c e S t a t i s t i c s . A n n u a l S u r v e y o f J a i l s : J a i l - L e v e l D a t a , 2 0 1 2 . I C P S R 3 4 8 8 4 - v 1 . A n n A r b o r , M I : I n t e r - u n i v e r s i t y C o n s o r t i u m f o r P o l i t i c a l a n d S o c i a l R e s e a r c h [ d i s t r i b u t o r ] , 2 0 1 3 - 1 0 - 3 0 . d o i : 1 0 . 3 8 8 6 / I C P S R 3 4 8 8 4 . v 1 20,000 700 300 100 Population Size N Y C J a i l S y s t e m P o p u l a t i o n : 1 1 , 7 0 0 C o o k C o u n t y J a i l P o p u l a t i o n : 9 8 0 0 1 % J u v e n i l e s 9 9 % A d u l t s A g e G e n d e r