Colorado Department of Corrections Statistical Report Fiscal Year 2007

• NCJ Number: 223649
• Author(s): Kristi L. Rosten
• Date Published: June 2008
• Length: 115 pages
• Corporate Author: Colorado Dept of Corrections
• Sale Source: Colorado Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This statistical report presents comprehensive information on inmate population trends and characteristics for the Colorado Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2007.

Abstract

Report highlights include: (1) the sentence rate increased only slightly in 2007 while the incarceration rate increased 2.4 percent; (2) the State incarceration rate has increased 21.3 percent since 2001 as the incarcerated population rose 35.0 percent while the State population growth was 11.4 percent for the same time period; (4) the average annual cost of incarcerating one inmate at $28,759 increased 4.2 percent from 2006; (5) in 2007, Native American Indian and Asian commitments increased significantly, 45.3 and 26.3 percent respectively, but represented only 3.7 percent of the overall commitments when combined; (6) significant changes were seen in the sentences for specific class three felonies; crimes with increased sentence lengths included: vehicular homicide (29.2 percent), aggravated robbery (15.6 percent), and theft (13.8 percent); (7) annual releases from prison have increased 54.3 percent since 2002 and releases from parole have increased 98.8 percent over this same time period; (8) male court commitments spent an average of 29.8 months incarcerated while female court commitments spent an average of 22.5 months incarcerated; (9) 53.4 percent of the 2004 releases returned to prison within 3 years compared to the return rate of 49.8 percent for 2003 releases; (10) drug offenses have leveled off after several years of large increases, representing 18.8 percent in 2007 compared to 19.1 percent of the total population in 2006; (11) the average daily parole population increased 18.7 percent in 2007; and (12) the fiscal year 2007 operating cost per inmate for the Youthful Offender System totaled $67,438, 10.4 percent lower than 2006 costs. This report represents a compilation of information and statistics about the offender population under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2007. Tables and appendixes