Elementary school age (5-10)

National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), Awards

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT	Bureau of Justice Statistics
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006	www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
	Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
	After hours: 301-983-9354

JUSTICE AWARDS $11 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS

WASHINGTONThe Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...

Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008	Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241
bjs.gov	After hours: 781-308-3696

AN ESTIMATED 809,800 INMATES IN THE NATION'S PRISONS WERE PARENTS TO 1,706,600 MINOR CHILDREN AT MIDYEAR 2007

WASHINGTON - An estimated 809,800 prisoners of the 1,518,535 held in the nation's prison at midyear 2007 were parents of minor children, according to a report...