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Characteristics of Population in California State Prisons by Institution, December 31, 1997

NCJ Number
174778
Date Published
1998
Length
72 pages
Annotation
This is a statistical summary of California State prison populations, by institution, as of December 31, 1997.
Abstract
The document presents institution population characteristics, by commitment type, with number and percent of racial/ethnic groups, age groups, area and county of commitment, parole/outpatient return status, and sex. It also presents controlling offense by institutions and number and percent of racial/ethnic group, age group, parole/outpatient return status under current commitment by institution, and type of commitment, as well as area and county of commitment by institution. An appendix contains institution names, abbreviations and location, and a glossary of terms and acronyms. Tables, appendix