NCJ Number
125215
Date Published
1989
Length
133 pages
Annotation
This report presents a statistical profile of the 6,757 individuals in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction on January 1, 1989, focusing on the nature of the present offense, personal background characteristics, criminal history, and participation in the furlough program.
Abstract
The inmate population represents an increase of 8 percent over 1988 and an increase of 51 percent over 1984. In addition, between 1984 and 1989 the proportions of Hispanic offenders, offenders age 30 or over, and drug offenders all increased, while the proportion of furlough program participants decreased. Ten percent of the inmates were in maximum-security facilities, 65 percent in medium security, 5 percent in minimum security, 14 percent in minimum security and prerelease security, and 6 percent in prerelease security. The inmate population included 771 prisoners serving life sentences. Tables and data on inmates of each facility.