Youth Lockups to Spill More Census Secrets
Published Date: 11/28/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is updating its Juvenile Facility Census Program, which collects info about youth detention centers. They want your feedback on the changes and how long it takes to respond. Comments are open for 30 days until December 29, 2025, with no new costs expected—just smoother, smarter data collection!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Two Surveys Combined into One Census
The Department of Justice is combining the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP) and the Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) into a single Juvenile Facility Census Program (JFCP). The agency says the consolidation is meant to attain cost savings and reduce respondent burden by unifying the two collections.
Estimated Time and Burden Per Response
The DOJ estimates 1,636 respondents for each module each year and an average of 6 hours to complete the JFCP. The Youth Characteristics module averages 4 hours (total 6,544 hours) and the Facility Operations module averages 2 hours (total 3,272 hours), for a two‑year total burden of 9,816 hours and an average annual burden of 4,908 hours.
Estimated Dollar Cost to Support the Collection
The notice estimates the JFCP will have an annual other cost burden of $1,142,115 and an estimated cost of $2,284,230 for one two‑year collection cycle.
Who Will Be Asked to Respond
The JFCP will ask state, local, and tribal governments, individuals or households, and private sector (for‑profit and not‑for‑profit) institutions to respond. Responding is voluntary.
What Data the Program Will Collect and Publish
The JFCP will collect detailed information on youth younger than age 21 housed in residential placement, including demographic details, placement characteristics, and length of stay in the Youth Population module, and information on resident services, facility features, and operations in the Facility Operations module. The collected information will be used in published reports and statistics made available to Congress, the Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and the general public via OJP websites.
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