Census of Jail Inmates

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CJ-9 Census of Jails 2024, 2025, and 2026	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form CJ-9 Census of Jails 2024-2026	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form CJ-3A Addendum Facility Form	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form CJ-3A Jurisdiction Form	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form CJ-3 Single-Facility Jail Form	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Form CJ-3 2019 Census of Jails	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
attachments_2_19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-02-29	Repair queued
COJ 2024-26 OMB justification Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-02-29	Repair queued
COJ 2024-26 OMB justification Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-02-29	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
265679	Census of Jails 2024-2026	Form and Instruction	New	Census of Jails 2024, 2025, and 2026
265679	Census of Jails 2024-2026	Form and Instruction	New
236011	2019 Census of Jails	Form and Instruction	Removed	Facility Form
236011	2019 Census of Jails	Form and Instruction	Removed	Jurisdiction Form
236011	2019 Census of Jails	Form and Instruction	Removed	Single-Facility Jail Form
236011	2019 Census of Jails	Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1121-0100	ICR Reference No: 202402-1121-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201905-1121-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/OJP	Agency Tracking No: BJS
Title: Census of Jail Inmates
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/01/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/01/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,900	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,494	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 2024-2026 Census of Jails (COJ) will provide current information on inmate populations throughout the country. Data will be used for program planning and policy making for corrections. The COJ is BJS’s primary administrative data collection dedicated to the study of local jails, providing state-level and national statistics on the number of inmates confined in jails, characteristics of the jail population, counts of admissions and releases, and jail facility characteristics. Administered to about 2,900 local jails nationwide and 12 Federal Bureau Prisons (BOP) detention facilities that function as jails, the COJ generates a complete enumeration of all local jails, serving as the sampling frame for BJS’s jail surveys such as the National Inmate Survey (NIS, OMB Control Number 1121-0311) and the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ, OMB Control Number 1121-0098).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 34 USC 10131 Name of Law: The Justice System Improvement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 85916	12/11/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 14902	02/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2019 Census of Jails	CJ-3A Addendum, CJ-3A, CJ-3	Single-Facility Jail Form ,   Jurisdiction Form ,   Facility Form
Census of Jails 2024-2026	CJ-9	Census of Jails 2024, 2025, and 2026

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	2,900	0	0	-47	0	2,947
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,494	0	0	-2,268	0	7,762
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The estimated total annual hours of 7,588 for 2024 is lower than the 7,762 requested in the prior OMB package for the 2019 COJ. The change in estimated burden is due to the 2024 jail verification effort being conducted under BJS’s generic clearance agreement (OMB Control Number 1121-0339), which is 438 hours. Across the two clearances, the total burden is higher than in 2019 due to increased jail verification tasks covered under the generic clearance.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,062,463

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 03/01/2024

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