NCJ Number
102716
Date Published
1986
Length
42 pages
Annotation
Graphic and tabular data pertain to inmates under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in 1980-85.
Abstract
Section 1 contains statistics on the inmate population increase over the period (73-percent increase), the actual inmate population compared to institutional capacity, the staffing categories filled and vacant for each facility, and the number of inmate escapes statewide and by facility. Section 2 provides admission data by type (court commitments, parole violators, and county prison transfers); inmate age, sex, and race; crime committed; sentence status; and life sentences. Section 3 presents data on commitments by offense, sentence length, and the average length of stay. Data in Section 4 show the number of prison sentences per county and the geographic location of proposed and existing correctional facilities. 42 tables.