NCJ Number
83402
Date Published
1980
Length
12 pages
Annotation
The report presents information on the average daily population (ADP) in each correctional complex, major institution, and satellite housing unit under the New Jersey Department of Corrections jurisdiction during fiscal year 1980. It also reports the ADP and end-of-month counts for the residential group centers and the community treatment centers for juveniles during this period.
Abstract
During 1980, there was an ADP of 6,646 inmates in the Department, 53 percent of whom were housed in State prison facilities, 32 percent in youth correctional facilities, 8 percent in training schools, and 7 percent in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center and other facilities. From 1979 to 1980, the average daily inmate count for the Department as a whole increased 2 percent from 6,543 to 6,646 inmates. Also, the State prison complex count remained constant at 3,591, the youth correctional complex count increased slightly, and the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center was down 3 percent from 195 to 190. The ADP in the State's correctional institutions during 1980, while lower than the peak populations experienced in 1977 and 1978, is 6 percent higher than the 1976 ADP. Also, there was a significant increase in the number of offenders residing in the juvenile correctional facilities at the end of June 1980 compared with the end of June 1979. Tables are included.