The number of inmates confined in Indian Country jails declined by 1.3 percent at midyear 2008, dropping to 2,135, according to a study release on Dec. 1 by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics.
However, the report, titled Jails in Indian Country, 2008, states that the number of inmates admitted into Indian Country jails in June 2008 was about six times the size of the average daily population.
Other key findings in the report include: Inmates held for aggravated and simple assault increased at midyear 2008; domestic violence declined; the number of jails in Indian Country has increased from 68 in 2004 to 82 in 2008; and 36 of the 82 correctional facilities were operating above their rated capacity on their most crowded day in June 2008.
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