What information does the Bureau of prisons provide?
Monthly updates that provide a statistical snapshot of our inmates including age, citizenship, ethnicity, gender, offenses, safety, race, security assignments, and sentences imposed. Weekly updates of the Bureau of Prisons' inmate population. Monthly updates which provide insight into staff safety and diversity in the workplace.
What are the methodology counts for federal prisons?
Methodology Counts cover January 1 through December 31 for each year and are based on prisoners admitted to state or federal correctional authorities with a sentence of more than 1 year. As of December 31, 2001, sentenced felons from the District of Columbia were the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
How do you determine national offense distribution for state prisoners?
to the state prison control totals for sex and the estimated race or ethnicity from the NPS, which yielded a national offense distribution for state prisoners. Prisoners missing offense data in the NCRP were excluded from the analysis prior to the weighting.
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