NCJ Number
91964
Date Published
1983
Length
33 pages
Annotation
While populations in Pennsylvania's county prisons increased approximately 50 percent since 1977, both the yearly average daily population and the Dec. 31st population displayed a reduced rate of increase during 1982.
Abstract
Characteristics of the statewide county prison inmate population on Dec. 31, 1982, revealed that 52.6 percent were white, 94.6 percent were males, and 35.8 percent were sentenced, while 64.2 percent were detentioners (unsentenced). A total of 42.2 percent were confined in Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties. Tables and graphs present statistical information about Pennsylvania county prisons and jails, including population trends, characteristics of the inmate population, admissions and releases, work release, and escapes.