Public comments requested on the proposed extension of a previously approved collection: Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death

BJS encourages comments for 60 days through January 8, 2024, on the Capital Punishment Report of Inmates Under Sentence of Death. Submit your comments on BJS's request to the Office of Management and Budget through the Federal Register.

Through the National Prisoner Statistics data series (NPS-8), BJS will collect data from an estimated 85 respondents on changes in the size and composition of persons under state or federal sentence of death and changes to the laws regulating the imposition and implementation of death sentences in the United States.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.

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