CJ-7 2023 Annual Survey of Parole

Form CJ-7

OMB No. XXXX-XXXX Approval Expires XX/XX/20XX

2023 ANNUAL PAROLE SURVEY
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and acting as collection agent: RTI International

Complete this survey before
March 1, 2024 using one of the
following methods:

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Instructions

Please provide a response to each question.
• If the answer to a question is none or zero: Write “0” in the space provided.
• If an exact numeric answer is not available: Provide an estimate and check the Estimate box.
• If you do not know the answer to a question: Write “DK” (don’t know) in the space provided.
• If the question does not apply to your agency: Check the Not applicable box (if present) or write “NA” in the
space provided.
Who is covered by this survey?
• Include all persons sentenced as adults, who were conditionally released to parole supervision, by parole board
decision, by mandatory conditional release, through other types of post-custody conditional supervision, or as the
result of a sentence to a term of supervised release. (Adults are persons subject to the jurisdiction of an adult
court or correctional agency.)
• Include adults on parole legally your responsibility but supervised outside your jurisdiction, such as through an
interstate compact agreement.
• Include adults on parole on active supervision, including those who report electronically, or inactive supervision.
• Include adults on parole under your jurisdiction regardless of supervision status or sentence length.
• Include absconders who have not been discharged from parole.
Who is not covered by this survey?
• Exclude juveniles (persons under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or corrections agency).
• Exclude interstate compact cases supervised by your jurisdiction for another state.
• Exclude adults on parole supervised by your jurisdiction but legally the responsibility of another jurisdiction.
If you have any questions, contact RTI International at 1-866-334-4175 or bjs-aps-help@rti.org.
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1. Our records show that on December 31, 2022 your agency was supervising [FILL POPULATION]
adults on parole. Is this correct?
Yes
No  Please provide the correct number. If none, please enter 0. If an exact number is not available,
please provide an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
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2. On January 1, 2023, how many adults on parole was your agency supervising?
If none, please enter 0. If an exact number is not available, please provide an estimate and check the
“Estimate” box.
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3. Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, how many adults entered parole by the following?
Do not include individuals already being supervised (reported above). If none, please enter 0. If an exact
number is not available, please provide an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
Adults on parole
a. Discretionary release from prison. Discretionary releases are persons who
entered parole as a result of a parole board decision, Governor’s pardon, or
commutation of sentence.
b. Mandatory release from prison. Mandatory releases are persons who entered
parole as a result of a determinate sentencing statute or good-time provision.
c. Reinstatement of parole. Reinstatements are persons returned to parole status,
including discharged absconders whose cases were re-opened, revocations with
immediate reinstatement, and offenders re-paroled at any time under the same
sentence.
d. Term of supervised release from prison. Term of supervised release are
persons sentenced by a judge to a fixed period of incarceration based on a
determinate statute, immediately followed by a period of supervised release.

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e. Other. Please describe:
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f. Not known.

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g. Total entries. (Each total should equal the sum of Questions 3a-3f.)

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As you answer the remaining questions, please continue to enter a response in each box. If an exact
number is not available, please provide an estimate and check the “Estimate” box.
4. Between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, how many adults on parole were discharged from
supervision for the following reasons?
Adults on parole
a. Completions (Adults on parole who served full-term sentences or who were
released early due to a parole authority decision, commutation, or pardon.)

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b. Returned to incarceration –
i. With new sentence (Includes all adults on parole removed from parole
supervision because of incarceration due to a sentence for a new offense.)
ii. With revocation, without new sentence (Includes all adults on parole whose
parole was revoked [e.g., violating a condition of their parole] and who were
incarcerated under their current sentence.)
iii. To receive treatment (Includes all adults on parole incarcerated in order to
receive any type of treatment.)
iv. Other (Includes adults on parole incarcerated pending a revocation, trial,
sentencing, or others.) Please describe:

v. Not known (Includes adults on parole who have been incarcerated, for whom
the reason was unknown.)
c. Absconder (Refers to absconders who have been discharged or are no longer
in your system.)
d. Transferred to another probation agency (Refers to adults on parole
transferred to another agency if they are no longer in your record system.)
e. Death

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f. Other discharges –
i. Other completions (Completions which did not fully meet the definition of
Question 4a.) Please describe:
ii. Unsatisfactory (Adults on parole who did not fulfill all conditions of their
supervision or violated the conditions of their supervision but were not returned
to incarceration [Question 4b] or discharged to a warrant or detainer [Question
4d]. Exclude absconders [Question 4c].) Please describe:
g. Other. Please describe:

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h. Not known

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i. Total discharges (Should equal the sum of Questions 4a-4h.)

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5. On December 31, 2023, how many adults on parole was your agency supervising?
The number of adults on parole should equal the population on January 1 [Question 2], plus the total entering
parole in 2023 [Question 3g], minus the total discharged from parole in 2023 [Question 4i].
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6. Does the total population of adults on parole on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5)
represent a count of adults on parole or cases?
Adults on Parole  Go to Question 8
Cases
7. About how many adults on parole do these cases represent?
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8. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole (reported in Question 5), regardless of
conviction status, had as their most serious offense –
Adults on parole
a. Sex offense. Include any forcible or nonforcible sex act. Exclude prostitution,
commercialized vice, and offenses reported in Question 8b.
b. Other violent offense. Include murder, manslaughter, robbery, kidnapping,
assault, and other violent offenses. Exclude offenses reported in Question 8a.
c. Property offense. Include burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, fraud, and other
property offenses.
d. Drug law violation. Include unlawful possession, sale, use, distribution,
importation, growing, or manufacturing of narcotic drugs.

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e. Weapon offense.
f. Other offense. Please describe:

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g. Not known.
h. Total. (Should equal the sum of Questions 8a-8g and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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9. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole your agency was supervising (reported in
Question 5) had a maximum sentence to incarceration of –
Adults on parole

a. A year or less

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b. More than a year

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c. Not known

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d. Total (Should equal the sum of Questions 9a-9c and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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10. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole (reported in Question 5) had a status of –
Adults on parole
a. Active. Include those required to regularly contact a parole authority in person, by
mail, by telephone, or electronically.

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b. Inactive.
c. Total. (Should equal the sum of Questions 10a-10b and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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11. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole (reported in Question 5) had a status of –
Adults on parole
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a. Only have financial conditions remaining.
b. Absconder. Include those still on probation but who have failed to report and
cannot be located.
c. Supervised out of jurisdiction. Include active and inactive adults on probation
under your jurisdiction who are supervised by authorities of another jurisdiction.
d. Other. Please describe:

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e. Not known.

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12. Does your agency’s total parole population on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5) include any
persons who were also under probation supervision, or who were held in jail, prison, a community-based
correctional facility, or a U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility?
Yes
No  Go to Question 14
13. Of the adults on parole your agency was supervising on December 31, 2023 (reported in Question 5),
how many were –
Adults on parole
a. On probation supervision.

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b. In local jails. Include evening confinements.

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c. In a state or federal prison.

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d. In an ICE holding facility.

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14. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole (reported in Question 5) were being
supervised following –
Adults on parole
a. Discretionary release from prison. Persons who entered supervision as a result
of a parole board decision, Governor’s pardon, or commutation of sentence.
b. Mandatory release from prison. Persons who entered supervision as a result of
a determinate sentencing statute or good-time provision.
c. Special conditional release from prison. For example, medical release, early
release for the terminally ill, or other special release.
d. Term of supervised release from prison. Persons who entered as a result of a
sentence by a judge to a fixed period of incarceration based on a determinate
statute, immediately followed by a fixed period of supervised release.
e. Other. Please describe:

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f. Not known.
g. Total. (Should equal the sum of Questions 14a-14f and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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15. Are the following population types included in the total number of adults on parole on December 31,
2023 (reported in Question 5)? If yes, please provide the number.
Included in the
total number of
adults on parole
(Question 5)? If yes 
No
Yes

(If yes)
How many?

a. Adults on probation for a misdemeanor or gross
misdemeanor

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b. Adults on probation for a felony

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e. Adults awaiting trial

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f. Adults in prison

If yes 

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g. Adults in jail

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c. Adults who have been released from prison to a
residential treatment facility (e.g., alcohol or drug
treatment, mental health treatment, etc.)
d. Adults on some other type of post-custody
conditional release. Please describe:

h. Other offense. Please describe:

16. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole your agency was supervising (reported in
Question 5) were –
Adults on parole
a. Male

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b. Female

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c. Not known

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d. Total (Should equal the sum of Questions 16a-16c and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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17. On December 31, 2023, how many of the adults on parole your agency was supervising (reported in
Question 5) were –
Adults on parole
a. White (not of Hispanic origin). A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
b. Black or African American (not of Hispanic origin). A person having origins in
any of the black racial groups of Africa.
c. Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
d. American Indian/Alaska Native (not of Hispanic origin). A person having
origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including
Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
e. Asian (not of Hispanic origin). A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for
example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
f. Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (not of Hispanic origin). A person
having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other
Pacific Islands.

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g. Two or more races (not of Hispanic origin).
j. Additional categories in your information system. Please describe:

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h. Not known.
i. Total. (Should equal the sum of Questions 17a-17h and should also equal the
number reported in Question 5.)

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