National Prisoner Statistics-Prison Population Reports: NPS-1B, Summary of Sentenced Population Movement
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/30/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2023
01/31/2023
56
56
367
367
0
0
Through the National Prisoner Statistics program (NPS), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) collects annual aggregate counts of prisoners in the custody and under the jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities, as well as the number of prisoners admitted to or released. BJS uses the NPS to report each year on the changes to and movement through state and federal prison systems by sentenced offenders. These statistics are part of BJSâs core corrections statistics, as they contribute fundamentally to BJSâs mission of describing movements of offenders through the criminal justice system. The current NPS collection approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB # 1121-0102), due to expire June 30, 2017 (the National Prisoner Statistics Summary of Sentenced Population Movement (NPS-1B)), collects information on the prison population on December 31st of each year. The NPS-1B collects prisoner counts by race/ethnicity, the number of admissions and releases in the calendar year (by type), capacity figures, and the testing policies and number of prisoners with HIV or confirmed AIDS. This clearance request will cover BJS collection of prison data from 2019, 2020, and 2021, collected in calendar years 2020-2022. A no material change is submitted to remove several questions on the citizenship of prisoners in the custody of state/federally or privately operated facilities that were recently added. The questions have confused respondents, despite OMB-approved changes in 2020 to clarify the concepts, and the resulting data are not comparable across states without significant analysis. BJS would like to return to the form of the question asked on NPS-1B forms prior to 2017, with slight modifications.
US Code:
34 USC 10132
Name of Law: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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.
Form NPS-1B National Prisoner Statistics, 2019
nps_nonsubstantive_change_memo_07282021.docx
NPS Nonsubstantive Change Memo with Attachments.pdf
National Prisoner Statistics, 2019