The National Corrections Reporting Program is the only national level data collection, furnishing information on sentencing, time served in State prisons, and time served on parole. The NCRP also contains other individual-level data on prisoners, including offense, admission/release type, and demographics. BJS, the Congress, researchers, practitioners, and others in the criminal justice community use these data to enumerate and describe annual movements of adult offenders through State correctional systems. Providers of the data are personnel in the Department of Corrections and Parole in States and the District of Columbia.
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.