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- Jail Inmates, by Race & Detention Status: 1978 - 1988Characteristic 1978 1982 1984 1987 1988
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- Total inmates(1) 158,394 209,582 234,500 295,873 343,569
- Percent of:
- Rated capacity 65 84 90 98 101
- Operational capacity 64 95 (NA) (NA) (NA)
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- Male 148,839 195,730 216,275 270,172 311,594
- Female 9,555 13,852 16,743 23,920 30,299
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- White 89,418 (NA) 138,355 168,647 166,302
- Black 65,104 (NA) 93,800 124,267 141,979
- Other races 3,872 (NA) 2,345 2,959 3,932
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- Hispanic(2) 16,349 (NA) 30,485 41,422 51,455
- Non-Hispanic 142,045 (NA) 204,015 254,451 292,114
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- Adult(3) 156,783 207,853 233,018 294,092 341,893
- Awaiting arraignment
- or trial 77,453 118,189 116,331 150,101 175,669
- Convicted 75,438 89,664 113,491 139,394 166,224
- Juvenile(4) 1,611 1,729 1,482 1,781 1,738
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- NA=Not available.
- 1. Includes juveniles not shown separately by sex, and for 1988
- includes 31,356 persons of unknown race not shown separately.
- 2. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
- 3. Includes inmates not classified by conviction status.
- 4. Juveniles are persons whose age makes them initially subject
- to juvenile court authority although they are sometimes tried
- as adults in criminal court.
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- Source:U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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