The first section presents an overview of the demographic, socioeconomic, and criminal characteristics of those sentenced. Section Two provides key statistics on sentenced persons by correctional program. Section Three contains detailed statistics on drug addicts; and Section Four presents selected comparative statistics for 2006 and 2007. In 2007, the number of sentenced persons admitted to correctional institutions decreased 15 percent, to 18,874 from 22,228 in 2006. Admissions of males in 2007 decreased 8 percent, to 12,924, compared with 14,081 in 2006. Male admissions for theft accounted for 20 percent of the admissions; parole/probation violations accounted for 10 percent of admissions, as did simple possession of dangerous drugs; another 6 percent of admissions involved offenses for trafficking in dangerous drugs. For female admissions, 41 percent were for probation/parole violations; theft and possession of forged identity documents accounted for 13 percent and 9 percent of admissions, respectively; another 6 percent of admissions involved the offense of soliciting for an immoral purpose. In 2007, 8 percent of those admitted to correctional institutions were under age 21, a slight decrease from 2006. Admissions into drug-addiction treatment centers decreased 2 percent, from 1,398 in 2006 to 1,372 in 2007. Compared to 2006, admissions into training centers in 2007 decreased 9 percent. In 2007, 4,596 offenders were reported to be drug abusers at the time of their entrance into custody, a 5-percent increase from 2006. Extensive tables