Census of Jail Inmates

OMB 1121-0100

The 2019 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 last COJ was fielded in 2014 and collected 2013 year-end data. It was approved under OMB Control Number 1121-0249 along with the Mortality in Correctional Institutions-Jails (MCI, formerly the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program) because of a timely need for the data. Unlike in 2013, when an abbreviated form of the COJ was conducted along with MCI-Jails data collection, the 2019 COJ will be a standalone collection. BJS requests clearance for the 2019 COJ under its previous unique OMB Control Number 1121-0100.

The latest form for Census of Jail Inmates expires 2022-06-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form CJ-9 Census of Jails 2024-2026 Form and Instruction
Form CJ-3 2019 Census of Jails Form and Instruction
attachments_2_19.pdf Supplementary Document
COJ 2024-26 OMB justification Part B.docx Supporting Statement B
COJ 2024-26 OMB justification Part A.docx Supporting Statement A
Census of Jails 2024-2026 Form and Instruction
2019 Census of Jails Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202402-1121-003 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2024-03-01
201905-1121-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2019-05-14
200505-1121-002 Approved with change	Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	2005-05-05
199904-1121-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1999-04-02
199303-1121-003 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1993-03-25
198906-1121-010 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1989-06-28
198904-1121-011 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1989-04-27
198807-1121-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1988-07-08
198804-1121-001 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	1988-04-19
198304-1121-001 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1983-04-21

OMB Details

2005 Census of Jail Inmates

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Array - Array

Form CJ3-1

Form

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