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- Jail Inmates, By Race & Detention Status:1978-1986 Characteristic 1978 1982 1984 1986
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- Total inmates(1) 158,394 209,582 234,500(1) 274,444
- Percent of rated capacity 65 84 90 96
- Percent of operational
- capacity 64 95 (NA) (NA)
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- Male 148,839 195,730 216,275 251,235
- Female 9,555 13,852 16,743 21,501
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- White 89,418 (NA) 138,355 159,178
- Black 65,104 (NA) 93,800 112,522
- Other races 3,872 (NA) 2,345 2,744
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- Hispanic(2) 16,349 (NA) 30,485 38,422
- Non-Hispanic 142,045 (NA) 204,015 236,022
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- Adult(3) 156,783 207,853 233,018 272,736
- Awaiting arraignment
- or trial 77,453 118,189 116,331 142,112
- Convicted 75,438 89,664 113,491 127,067
- Juvenile(4) 1,611 1,729 1,482 1,708
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- NA=Not available.
- 1. Includes juveniles not shown separately by sex.
- 2. Hispanic persons 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.