2019 Census of Jails and 2020-23 Annual Survey of Jails
2019 Census of Jails and 2020-23 Annual Survey of Jails
(Solicitation)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to conduct data collection and
related activities for the Census of Jails (COJ) and the Annual Survey of Jails
(ASJ).
This award covers the collection of 2019 COJ data and four collection cycles of ASJ
data (2020 through 2023). The project period is January 1, 2019, through February
29,
2024. The COJ is BJS’s longest-running and most comprehensive data collection that
studies the nation’s local jails. BJS has been conducting the COJ to collect jail
facility and population data every 5 or 6 years since 1970. Started in 1982, the ASJ
has been conducted in years between the censuses to produce national estimates on
jail
populations. The COJ and ASJ are the primary sources of high-quality, national data
on
local jails, tracking changes in the number of jails, national capacities, and
inmate
population size and characteristics. The data are analyzed by government officials,
correctional administrators, and researchers to understand the trends in the jail
population to inform the practices and policies of jails nationwide.
All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 2, 2018.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to conduct data collection and
related activities for the Census of Jails (COJ) and the Annual Survey of Jails
(ASJ).
This award covers the collection of 2019 COJ data and four collection cycles of ASJ
data (2020 through 2023). The project period is January 1, 2019, through February
29,
2024. The COJ is BJS’s longest-running and most comprehensive data collection that
studies the nation’s local jails. BJS has been conducting the COJ to collect jail
facility and population data every 5 or 6 years since 1970. Started in 1982, the ASJ
has been conducted in years between the censuses to produce national estimates on
jail
populations. The COJ and ASJ are the primary sources of high-quality, national data
on
local jails, tracking changes in the number of jails, national capacities, and
inmate
population size and characteristics. The data are analyzed by government officials,
correctional administrators, and researchers to understand the trends in the jail
population to inform the practices and policies of jails nationwide.
All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 2, 2018.