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Almost nine out of every ten jail inmates were adult males. However, the number of adult females in jail increased faster than males.
The number of juveniles held in adult facilities declined from 1999-2008.
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- Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Correctional Surveys (The
Annual Survey of Jails and Census of Jail Inmates) as presented
in Correctional
Populations in the United States, 1997,
Prison
and Jail Inmates at Midyear series, 1998-2006, and
Jail Inmates at Midyear series.
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