Characteristics of Inmates Discharged From Facilities of the New York State Department of Correctional Services in 1981

• NCJ Number: 87547
• Author(s): J Bassett; W Chapman
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 77 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

During 1981, a total of 8,838 inmates were released from New York State correctional facilities, with 85 percent of these released to parole supervision. Males accounted for 96.4 percent of all inmates discharged.

Abstract

The report describes characteristics of inmates discharged for New York State correctional facilities, including type of release, sex, time served, age, commitment offense, prior criminal record, maximum sentence, county of commitment, violent felony offenders, and second felony offenders. Tabular and graphic data comprise most of the report.