Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Jails in Indian Country, 2000-2023 and Jails Report Series: Preliminary Data Release (2023). (Graph: Emily Widra, 2024)
This graph originally appeared in New, expanded data on Indian country jails show concerning trends extend to tribal lands.
Jail populations in Indian country — like in jails across the country — were generally trending upward before a sharp decrease during 2020, which was the result of fewer arrests and slowed court processes during the pandemic; they have quickly resumed their upward trajectories in the years since.
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