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Deaths in custody

FY 2023 Federal Deaths in Custody Reporting Program Supplement

Closing Date
Per the Federal Deaths in Custody Reporting Act statute (P.L. 113 242), the head of federal law enforcement agencies are required to submit a report that contains information regarding the death of any person while that person is detained, under arrest, or in the process of being arrested by federal law enforcement officers or while in custody. In response to the legislation, BJS was designated...

Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP)

The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DCRA) requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to submit to the U.S. Attorney General, information about the death of any person who is—

  • detained, under arrest, or in the process of being arrested by a federal law enforcement officer (or by a state or local law enforcement officer while participating in a federal law...

Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, 2018-2021

Closing Date
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications for the administration of the Federal Law Enforcement Agency Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP), 2018 2021. The purposes of the FDCRP program is to (1) collect complete and accurate information on all federal arrest related and detained or incarcerated deaths; (2) implement a consistent data collection program across all federal law enforcement agencies, and (3) increase...