Tables provide data on total admissions for felons first released to parole broken down by gender. Data are also provided on new admissions first released to parole for male and female felons, as well as parole violators with a new term first released to parole. Data show that during 1996, 57,520 felon inmates were paroled for the first time from a California correctional institution. The total mean time served in corrections institutions and in custody prior to institutionalization was 22.6 months. The median time served was 17.3 months. The total mean time served, including time in custody prior to institutionalization, was 23.2 months for males and 17.3 months for females. The mean time served in institutions was 18.5 months for males and 12.7 months for females. The mean time in prior custody was 4.5 months for males and 4.4 months for females. The total mean time served for personal offenses (crimes against persons) was 36 months, with males serving 8.2 months longer than females (36.3 months for males and 28.1 months for females). Time served for property offenses was 19.5 months for males and 15.7 months for females. Time served for drug offenses was 19.7 months for males and 16.4 months for females. Time served for all other offenses was 16.5 months for males and 16.1 months for females. 9 tables