Prison Crowding and Forced Releases in Illinois, 1979-82

• NCJ Number: 115301
• Author(s): J Austin
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 88 pages
• Grant Number(s): 83-IJ-CX-K026
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This codebook explains the variables, coding system, and research methodology used to gather a set of data focusing on the effects of an early release program on prisoners, prison populations, offense rates, local criminal justice systems, and the general public in Illinois.

Abstract

Data came from a sample of 1,557 inmates released from Illinois prisons between July 1979 and December 1982. Data are available for three comparison groups: 1) a sample of prisoners who served their regular sentences prior to the 'forced release' program, 2) a group that served regular sentences after the implementation of the program, and 3) a group of inmates who were released early under the program. Variables for each inmate cover social and personal characteristics, criminal history, risk scales, court decisions for each offense, institutional conduct, prior release and return records, method of release, condition of supervision, parole violation records, charges at arrest, case disposition of each charge, probation length, incarceration length, admission and release dates, and release type.