Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System: A National Report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Published
December 1992
Publication Type
Publication
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY APRIL 26, 1998 202/307-0784 HIGH LEVELS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE COMMON AMONG NATION'S JAIL INMATES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are high levels of drug and alcohol dependence among the nation's jail inmates, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) survey of men and women in local jails between October 1995...