BJS will revise
portions of Item 6 to add 'not of Hispanic origin' to 6d, 6e, and
6f. BJS will also add a category "Two or more races (not of
Hispanic origin) to this item. BJS should report to OMB each year
any states that provide information on their ability to collect
Hispanic origin separately from race.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2008
06/30/2008
06/30/2005
51
0
52
332
0
338
0
0
0
The National Prisoner Statistics
series is one the Federal Government's longest ongoing data series
in corrections. Begun in 1926, it provides the only annual
national-level counts of State and Federal Inmates, using common
definitions and standardized reporting procedures. It is the only
source of information on the number of persons under jurisdiction
or in custody at midyear and yearend; the number and type of
admissions and release; the number of inmate deaths by cause;
counts by sex, race and Hispanic origin; the number of inmates with
HIV/AIDS, and data on prison capacity and jail backups due to
crowding.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.