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Table 1 Frequency and percentages of study jails by size and geographical location

From: An investigation of drug use among first-time arrestees from 25 county jails across the United States in 2023

Jail Size

Jail Location

West

Midwest

South

All

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Medium-Large

7

28

1

4

0

0

8

32

Large

4

16

2

8

4

16

10

40

Mega

1

4

2

8

4

16

7

28

All

12

48

5

20

8

8

25

100

  1. Note. Geographical location of jails coded according to the census regions of the U.S. Census Bureau 2020) (Northeast not represented). Jail size categories based on the contracted bed capacity of a given facility: Medium-Large (250–499), Large (500–999), and Mega (≥ 1,000)
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

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