1995 Survey of Adults on Probation (SAP)
This Bureau of Justice Statistics survey is the first nationally representative survey of probationers. The collection detailed information on the characteristics of probationers through a review of probationers' administrative records and personal interviews with probationers.

2006 Census of State Parole Supervising Agencies
The 2006 Census of State Parole Supervising Agencies collected data from parole supervising organizations about the organizational structure of the agencies, staffing, supervision levels of offenders, and whether the parole agency had a role in considering prisoners for release, setting the conditions of supervision, and conducting parole revocation hearings. This collection was conducted one time in 2006. The census was sent to 68 respondents, including 50 central state reporters, the California Youth Authority, and the District of Columbia. Sixteen local Minnesota Community Corrections Act agencies were asked to provide information on staffing and supervision not available from the state.

Annual Probation Survey and Annual Parole Survey
Collect data from probation and parole agencies in the U.S. on an annual basis. Data include the number of adults on state and federal probation and parole at the beginning and end of each year, the number of adults entering and exiting probation and parole supervision during the year, and the characteristics of adults under the supervision of probation and parole agencies.

Annual Survey of Jails
Collects data from a nationally representative sample of local jails on jail inmate populations, jail capacity, and related information.

Capital Punishment (NPS-8)
Provides an annual summary of inmates admitted to and removed from under sentence of death (including executions) and of statutes pertaining to capital punishment and annual changes to those statutes.

Census of Adult Parole Supervising Agencies
Collected information about state adult parole supervising organizations and their supervision of parolees. It also took inventory of the names and locations of regional/district parole offices, and the number of field offices under each regional/district office, if any.

Census of Jail Inmates
Conducted approximately every five to seven years. Based on a complete enumeration of each jail jurisdiction, the census provides information on supervised populations, inmate counts and movements, and persons supervised in the community.

Census of Jails
Conducted approximately every five to seven years. Provides information on one-day counts and average daily populations of jurisdictions, staffing, programs, and individual jails.

Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities
Conducted approximately every five to seven years, the Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities provides detailed information on the types of inmates housed, facility age and type, building plans, security level, court orders, programs, facility operations and security conditions, confinement space, and staff characteristics.

Clinical Indicators of Sexual Violence in Custody (CISVC)
The CISVC is part of the Bureau Justice Statistics' National Prison Rape Statistics Program which gathers mandated data on the incidence prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities, under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). The CISVC is a passive surveillance system in which medical staff complete an incident form for each inmate exhibiting symptoms or injuries consistent with sexual violence.

Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP)
Collects quarterly inmate death records from each of the nation's 50 state prison systems, 50 state juvenile correctional authorities, and over 3,000 local jail jurisdictions. In addition, this program collects quarterly records of all deaths occurring during the process of arrest. Data are collected directly from state and local law enforcement agencies.

Expenditure and employment data from other BJS sources
Presents nNational and state-by-state estimates of government expenditures and employment for police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and public defense) and corrections categories.

Inventory of State and Federal Corrections Information Systems
Collected basic information on state and federal offender-based corrections information systems including a description of the capabilities of the information systems for producing data extracts, linking records, and exchanging information electronically. This was a one time collection conducted in 1998. The inventory was conducted by the Urban Institute with sponsorship from BJS, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Corrections Program Office (CPO), and with assistance from the State-Federal Committee of the Association of State Corrections Administrators (ASCA).

Justice Assistance Data Survey (formerly Justice Expenditure and Employment Survey)
The JADS collect detailed data for three justice functions (police protection, judicial and legal, and corrections) and for three character and object classes (current operations, capital outlay, and intergovernmental expenditure).

Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts Series
Since 1980, these data have been extracted from the Census Bureau's Annual Government Finance Survey and Annual Survey of Public Employment. This series includes national and state-by-state estimates of government expenditures and employment for the following justice categories: police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. Federal data for the same categories are also included, as are data for the largest local governments (counties with populations of 500,000 or more and cities with populations of 300,000 or more). The unit of analysis in the CJEE is the government. For example, the corrections employment reported for any particular state represents the total of all correctional personnel employed by that state regardless of which prison, probation office, or other corrections agency employ them.

National Corrections Reporting Program (NCRP)
The National Corrections Reporting Program annually collects administrative information on adults admitted to and released from prison and on parole entries and discharges in participating jurisdictions. The collection has been conducted annually starting in 1983. About 41 states provide various types of information.

National Former Prisoner Survey (NFPS)
The National Former Prisoner Survey (FPS) is the first Audio-Computer-Assisted Self Interview instrument administered to a sample of former prison inmates on active supervision to gather information on any experiences of sexual assault in the duration of their last incarceration.

National Inmate Survey (NIS)
The National Inmate Survey (NIS) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program that gathers mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). Data are collected directly from inmates in a private setting using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technology with a touch-screen laptop and an audio feed to maximize inmate confidentiality and minimize literacy issues.

National Prisoner Statistics (NPS)
Produces annual and semiannual national and state-level data on the number of prisoners in state and federal prison facilities.

National Recidivism Study of Released Prisoners
Reports on the rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration of former inmates who were tracked for 3 years after their release from state prisons.

National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC)
The National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program to gather mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in juvenile facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108-79). Data are collected directly from youth in a private setting using audio computer-assisted self interview (ACASI) technology with a touch-screen laptop and an audio feed to maximize inmate confidentiality and minimize literacy issues.

Recidivism Survey of Felons on Probation
This collection gathered information on probation offenders sentenced in 1986 and followed through 1989 in 32 urban and suburban jurisdictions.

Survey of Inmates in Federal Correctional Facilities (SIFCF)
A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in federal prisons. The surveys are broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data on the personal and criminal histories of offenders. Data from these surveys provides a nationally-representative profile of inmates in federal prisons over time.

Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ)
A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in local jails. The survey is broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data. The data from the survey provides a nationally-representative profile of inmates in local jails over time.

Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF)
A periodic survey based on personal interviews conducted with a sample of inmates in state prisons. The surveys are broad in scope, collecting a wide range of data on the personal and criminal histories of offenders. Data from these surveys provides a nationally-representative profile of inmates in state prisons over time.

Survey of Jails in Indian Country
Collects detailed information on confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

Survey of Large Jails
The survey focused on critical issues related to jail operations and inmate management, information on offender flows through local jails, corresponding workloads, and jail programs and treatment.

Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV)
The Survey of Sexual Violence (SSV) is part of the BJS National Prison Rape Statistics Program to gather mandated data on the incidence of prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). This is an administrative data collection based on allegations of sexual victimization by other inmates or staff which are reported to correctional authorities.