Annual statistics on persons held in Indian country jails



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December 4, 2025






New report on persons held in Indian country jails [ [link removed] ]

BJS has released "Jails in Indian Country, 2024". This report provides statistics on the demographic characteristics, most serious offense, and conviction status of persons held in Indian country jails. It also describes facility characteristics, including capacity and staffing. The report supports the mandate established by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 that requires BJS to establish and implement a tribal data collection system, to support tribal participation in national records and information systems, and to annually report to Congress the data collected and analyzed in accordance with the Act. It is the 22nd report in a series that began in 1998, based on the Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country.

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Dataset now available: Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2024 [ [link removed] ]

BJS has released the 2024 Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country dataset through the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. This survey collects data on all known adult and juvenile facilities (such as jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other correctional facilities) operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It provides estimates of:


* staffing and facility characteristics
* the number of adults and juveniles held in Indian country jails
* average daily population in jail facilities
* inmate deaths and suicide attempts
* human trafficking, elder abuse, and kidnapping.

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"Jails in Indian Country, 2024 "(NCJ 310412) was written by Brittany Ripper, JD, PhD, Former BJS Statistician, and Todd D. Minton, BJS Statistician. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities, visit bjs.ojp.gov [ [link removed] ].

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