CJ-9A Annual Summary on Inmates under Jail Jurisdiction (short

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DEATHS IN CUSTODY—2015
ANNUAL SUMMARY ON INMATES
UNDER JAIL JURISDICTION

Form CJ-9A

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
AND ACTING AS COLLECTION AGENT:

FORM COMPLETED BY—

RTI INTERNATIONAL

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Title

Official
Address

Telephone

City

FAX

State

Zip

Email

Instructions for completion and submission
FOR EACH ITEM—
 If the answer to a question is “none” or “zero,” write “0” in the space provided.
 When exact numeric answers are not available, provide estimates and mark ( X ) in the checkbox beside each number that is
estimated. For example 1,234 
Please submit your completed form(s) within 30 days of receipt. You may submit your annual summary in one of these ways:
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What to include and exclude in this data collection
INCLUDE—
 Confinement facilities usually administered by a local law enforcement agency, intended for adults but sometimes holding juveniles.
 All jails and city/county correctional centers that hold inmates beyond arraignment. Report data on all inmates, including those held in
separate holding or lockup areas within your facilities.
 Special jail facilities (e.g., medical/treatment/release centers, halfway houses, and work farms).
 Temporary holding or lockup facilities if they are part of your combined function.
 Inmates held for other jurisdictions, including federal authorities, state prison authorities, and other local jail jurisdictions.
EXCLUDE—
X Facilities that are exclusively used as temporary holding or lockup facilities, where inmates are generally held for less than 72 hours
and not held beyond arraignment.
X Privately operated jails and facilities operated by two or more jurisdictions (i.e., multi-jurisdictional facilities). These jails will be
contacted directly for this data collection.

BURDEN STATEMENT
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collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering necessary data, and completing
and reviewing this form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this survey, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau
of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531. Do not send your completed form to this address.

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INMATE COUNTS AND DEATHS

1. On December 31, 2015, how many persons under the
supervision of your jail jurisdiction were CONFINED in
your jail facilities?
INCLUDE—
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X
X

Persons under your jurisdiction who are boarded
elsewhere
Inmates who are AWOL, escaped, or on long-term
transfer to other jurisdictions
Persons in community-based programs run by your
jails (e.g., electronic monitoring, house arrest,
community service, day reporting, or work programs)
who do NOT return to jail at night.

Inmates on
December 31,
2015

Males:

Estimate

Females:

Estimate

2. How many persons under the supervision of your jail
jurisdiction were ADMITTED to your jail facilities during
2015?
INCLUDE—
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Persons officially booked into and housed in your jail
facilities by formal legal document and by the
authority of the courts or some other official agency
Repeat offenders booked on new charges
Persons serving a weekend sentence coming into the
facility for the first time.

Returns from escape, work release, medical
appointments/treatment facilities, furloughs, bail/bond
releases, and court appearances.

New ANNUAL
admissions
during 2015

INCLUDE contractual, temporary, courtesy, or ad hoc
holds for other agencies.
Count persons with multiple holds only once with priority
being federal, state, tribal, and local.

a. U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement:

Estimate

b. U.S. Marshals Service:

Estimate

c. All other holds (state and
federal prison, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, or any holds
for other jail jurisdictions):

Estimate

4. Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015, what
was the average daily population of your jail facilities?


INCLUDE inmates who participated in weekend
programs that allow offenders to serve their sentences
of confinement only on weekends (e.g., Friday–Sunday).
To calculate the average daily population, add the
number of persons for each day between January 1,
2015, and December 31, 2015, and divide the result by
365.
If daily counts are not available, estimate the average
daily population by adding the number of persons held
on the same day of each month and divide the result by
12.
If average daily population cannot be calculated as
directed above, then estimate the typical number of
persons held in your jail confinement facilities each day.

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Average daily
population
during 2015

Males:

Estimate

Females:

Estimate

5. Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015, how
many persons died while under the supervision of your
jail facilities?
INCLUDE deaths of ALL persons—

EXCLUDE—
X




Persons on transfer to treatment facilities but who
remain under your jurisdiction
Persons held for other jurisdictions
Persons in community-based programs (e.g., work
release, day release, or drug/alcohol treatment) who
return to jail at night
Persons out to court while under your jurisdiction.

EXCLUDE—
X

3. On December 31, 2015, how many persons CONFINED in
your jail facilities were held for—

Males:

Estimate

Females:

Estimate






CONFINED in your jail facilities
UNDER THE SUPERVISION of your jail facilities, but
out to court or in special facilities (e.g., hospital,
hospice, or nursing home; treatment facility;
residential community center; residential work release
or house arrest program; or release center)
WHILE IN TRANSIT to or from your jail facilities while
under your supervision.

EXCLUDE—
X

Number of
inmate
deaths
during 2015

Deaths of persons in the process of arrest by your
agency if they have not yet been booked into your jail
facilities. Arrest-related deaths should be reported
using a CJ-11A form.

Males:
Females:

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