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BUREAU OF
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** Deaths in Custody Program Update: 2009 Reporting to begin at Yearend. **
All reporting of 2009 deaths will take place at yearend. BJS is renewing
clearances for the collection and will distribute new 2009 data
collection forms in December. A new online data reporting instrument
will be launched as well. In the meantime, please continue to track all
2009 inmate death cases to facilitate reporting at yearend. If you have any questions about the status of the
collection, please contact either Christopher Mumola or Margaret Noonan
at the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 202-307-0765.
WELCOME
Thank you for participating in the Deaths in Custody data collection program.
Since 2001, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has collected inmate
death records in order to implement the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of
2000" (see P.L. 106-297). Thanks to the efforts of correctional
administrators nationwide, BJS receives inmate death data from 99% of all
jail jurisdictions and all 50 State prison systems.
This website can be used to submit inmate death reports for the following institutions:
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local jails (forms CJ-9 & CJ-9A) |
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private and multi-jurisdictional jails (CJ-10 & CJ-10A) |
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State prison systems (NPS-4 & NPS-4A) |
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