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Inmate characteristics

FY 2023 Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities 2024

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This collection is part of the larger BJS portfolio of establishment surveys that inform the nation on the characteristics of adult correctional facilities and persons sentenced to state, federal, and privately operated prisons. BJS's National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS) collects aggregate counts of male and female custody and jurisdiction prison populations on December 31 each year. Through the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP), BJS collects...

FY 2021 Local Jail Reporting Program (LJRP) Pilot Test

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for funding for the Local Jail Reporting Program Pilot Test (LJRP Pilot) 2021. The award recipient will work with BJS over a period of 3 years to recruit 10 jails to provide individual level administrative record data to BJS for research purposes. The pilot data collection will provide information on jail admissions and releases, demographic characteristics...