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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. jail population increased after three consecutive years of decline, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The number of inmates confined in county and city jails increased by 1.2 percent, from 735,601 at midyear 2011 to 744,524 at midyear 2012. Local jails, unlike prisons, are confinement facilities mainly operated by a local law enforcement agency. Jails typically hold inmates while...

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prison and jail inmates identified with mental health problems reported higher rates of inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization than inmates without a mental health problem, according to a study released today by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). An estimated 6.3 percent of prison inmates and 3.6 percent of jail inmates identified with serious psychological distress reported inmate-on-inmate sexual...

CALGARY, Alberta, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMacTel, an independent nationwide telecommunications company in the USA and Canada announced they are partnering with Lattice (LTTC) for Inmate Telecom Technology. WiMacTel, a nationwide provider of inmate telephone systems, payphones, operator services, directory assistance and long distance calling cards and plans, announced today that they are partnering with Lattice as the foundation for their Inmate Connect Manager. WiMacTel...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Corrections Secretary John Wetzel today announced the release of the Department of Corrections' 2013 Recidivism Report. "To get a true picture of whether our state prison system is meeting its goal of reducing future crime, we need to look at more than just the reincarceration of an individual," Wetzel said. "We need to look at rearrests as well to see the whole picture of how and when individuals come into contact again with...

Historic site launches new season with a rare look at prison artifacts, inmate dining, escape attempts, and contemporary corrections PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site kicks off its 2013 tour season on March 15 with new events, tours, and exhibits that give visitors a better look at the inmate experience at this long-abandoned prison. Pop-Up Museum! puts rarely-seen prison artifacts on display for the first time; new Hands-On History...

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During 2010, 4,150 inmates died while in the custody of local jails and state prisons--a five percent decline from 2009, according to a report released today by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The number of inmate deaths in local jails declined for the third consecutive year, from a high of 1,100 deaths in 2007 to 918 deaths in 2010. The mortality rate in local jails declined two percent from 2009 to...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After evaluation at SCI Camp Hill's diagnostic and classification center upon reception to the Department of Corrections, Jerry Sandusky today was transferred to the State Correctional Institution at Greene to serve his 30-to-60 year sentence. "While we normally do not discuss placement of inmates, this individual's notoriety called for the release of this information," Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said. "We make...

WASHINGTON­, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At midyear 2011, a total of 2,239 inmates were confined in Indian country jails, a 5.7 percent increase from the 2,119 inmates confined at midyear 2010, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Indian country jails are operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Nationwide, 78,700 American Indians and Alaska Natives were under...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS-related deaths among all state and federal prisoners dropped from 24 deaths per 100,000 inmates in 2001 to five per 100,000 in 2010, according to a report by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). In 2010, 72 inmates in state prisons and seven in federal prisons died from AIDS-related causes. The rate of AIDS-related deaths among all state and federal prison inmates declined on average about 16 percent...