National Inmate Survey (NIS)
Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Reinstatement and Update of BJS Data Collection: National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J)
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until June 8, 2020, on the proposed reinstatement and update of a previously approved data collection: National Inmate Survey in Jails (NIS-4J). Your comments on BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget, which is published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will...
Public Comments Requested on the Proposed Reinstatement and Update of BJS Data Collection: National Inmate Survey in Prisons (NIS-4P)
BJS encourages comments for 60 days until January 31, 2020, on the proposed reinstatement and update of a previously approved data collection: National Inmate Survey in Prisons (NIS-4P). Your comments to BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget, published in the Federal Register, should address points such as—
- whether the proposed data collection is necessary, including whether the information will have practical...
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2019-20 - Jails
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2018-19
National Inmate Survey (NIS-4) 2018-19
Drug Use, Dependence, and Abuse Among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-2009
Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-2012
Analytic Resource Center
Disabilities Among Prison and Jail Inmates, 2011-12
Disabilities Among Prison and Jail Inmates, 2011-12
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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ABOUT A THIRD OF PRISON AND JAIL INMATES REPORTED A DISABILITY IN 2011–12
WASHINGTON – An estimated 32 percent of state and federal prisoners and 40 percent of local jail inmates reported having at least one disability in...
Veterans in Prison and Jail, 2011-2012
Use of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011-12
Medical Problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12
Bureau of Justice Statistics receives policy impact award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2014 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS RECEIVES POLICY IMPACT AWARD
WASHINGTON –The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and its data collection agents will receive the 2014 Policy Impact Award from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for their innovative and salient efforts to measure...
Sexual Victimization Reported by Former State Prisoners, 2008
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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 | Contact: Sheila Jerusalem(202) 616-3227 |
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NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF FORMER STATE PRISONERS
REPORTED BEING SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED DURING CONFINEMENT
WASHINGTON – An estimated 9.6 percent of adult former state prisoners reported being sexually victimized during their most recent period of confinement, the Justice...
Sexual Victimization Reported by Adult Correctional Authorities, 2007-2008
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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Correctional Authorities Reported MORE THAN 14,800 Allegations of Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails during 2007 and 2008
One in seven were confirmed after investigation
WASHINGTON – Federal, state and local correctional authorities reported an estimated 7,374 allegations of...