DATA PROVIDES SOURCE OF STATISTICS ON
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS ADMITTED TO AND RELEASED FROM THE
NATION'S STATE PRISONS. EXAMINES DISPARITIES IN SENTENCING;
CHANGING NATURE OF CRIMES; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FIRST OFFENDERS AND
PERSONS WITH PRIOR PRISON SENTENCES; PATTERNS IN SENTENCES AND TIME
ACTUALLY SERVED; POSSIBILITY OF DIXCRIMINATION IN SENTENCING, AND
VARIATIONS AMONG STATES IN SENTENCING AND PAROLE PRACTICES
NPS-2, (ADMISSION);, NPS-3 (RELEA, NPS-2, (ADMISSION);, NPS-3,
(RELEASE), OJARS SERIES
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in
Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of
the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
344,000
360,000
0
0
-16,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,100
4,200
0
0
-1,100
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
No
No
$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
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