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Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI)

The Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) is a periodic, cross-sectional survey of the state and sentenced federal prison populations. Its primary objective is to produce national estimates on the state and sentenced federal prison populations across a variety of domains, including but not limited to demographic characteristics, current offense and sentence, incident characteristics, firearm possession and sources, criminal history, socioeconomic characteristics, family background, drug and...

National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS) and the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) 2015-2019

Closing Date
The NPS and NCRP are flagship data collections for BJS that measure the size and nature of state and federal prison populations on an annual basis. The two collections complement each other by obtaining aggregate and detailed individual-level information on prisoners for use in characterizing the prison population over time, as well use in statistical analyses that have policy implications. The NPS collects aggregate counts...

National Prisoner Statistics and National Corrections Reporting Program

Closing Date
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks a data collection and analysis agent for the National Prisoner Statistics program (NPS) and the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the data years of 2015 through 2019. This marks the first time the two programs will be competed as a single package. The NPS and NCRP are flagship data collections for BJS that measure the size and...

National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS) and the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP), 2015-2019

Closing Date
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks a data collection and analysis agent for the National Prisoner Statistics program (NPS) and the National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP) for the data years 2015 through 2019. This marks the first time the two programs will be competed together. The NPS and NCRP are BJS’s flagship data collections measuring the size and composition of state and federal prison...

Drug Offenders in Federal Prisons: Estimates of Characteristics Based on Linked Data

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MORE THAN HALF OF DRUG OFFENDERS IN FEDERAL PRISON WERE SERVING SENTENCES FOR POWDER OR CRACK COCAINE

WASHINGTON – More than half (54 percent) of drug offenders in federal custody at yearend 2012 were serving sentences for powder or...

Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011-12

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015            Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
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NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES SPENT TIME
IN SEGREGATION OR SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN 2011–12

WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 percent of state and federal prison inmates and 18 percent of local jail inmates had spent time in...