Characteristics of Inmates Discharged From Facilities of the New York State Department of Correctional Services in 1979

• NCJ Number: 80406
• Author(s): J Bassett
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 65 pages
• Corporate Author: New York State Dept of Correctional Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Data are provided on the following characteristics of inmates discharged from New York State correctional facilities in 1979: type of release, sex, time served, age, commitment offense, prior criminal record, maximum sentence, and county of commitment.

Abstract

During 1979, 8,787 inmates were released from New York State correctional facilities, with 88.2 percent released to parole supervision. Males accounted for 96.6 percent of all inmates discharged, compared to 3.4 percent for females. Persons released to parole supervision for the first time on their current sentence composed 77.4 percent of the total discharged. The median time served by males released on parole was 23.4 months, while female first parolees had a median time of 18.3 months. Mandatory conditional releasees served 23.5 months for males and 20.6 months for females. Persons committed for murder served the longest: 52 months for male first parolees. Homicide commitments were the next highest (44.4 months) followed by rape (43.5 months). The largest single crime category was robbery. Nearly two-thirds of male first releasees were under 30 years old. Most of the releasees had a prior criminal record. Persons with more serious prior criminal histories tended to serve more time in custody. Graphic data are provided. (Author summary modified)