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Description
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The file bop_inmate_population_daily.csv contains daily population counts of incarcerated persons in all, publicly-run, prison facilities in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. When the BOP started reporting on this data, they reported prisons populations from earlier in the year. Thus, the data window begins on January 9th, 2020 and ends on July 8th, 2021. Next, this population data reports on all facilities, including those that are in prison complexes. Lastly, Estill FCI and Marianna FCI had previously experienced natural disasters which significantly damaged the facilities and changed their operational status (see Wallace et al. 2021). Note that these prisons have smaller incarcerated populations during this time. |