Highlights of this annual report on New York's Temporary Release Program include: (1) total applications received from inmates for Temporary Release programs decreased in 2009 with 27,635 applications received with only 3,034 approved by facilities and forwarded for final review; (2) there were 2,191 participants in the Temporary Release Program in 2009; (3) there were 59 absconders from Temporary Release programs which has seen a continued decrease, all 57 were in work releases and 37 were returned to the department of corrections; (4) more than one-quarter of the participants in the Temporary Release programs are drug offenders; (5) of the 2,175 participants in continuous in Temporary Release programs, 218 were removed from the program; 183 (84 percent) were removed for disciplinary and programmatic violations, 6 (3 percent) for absconding, 14 (6 percent) for Temporary Release arrests, and 15 (7 percent) for eligibility issues; and (6) in 2009, 2,032 Work Release/Day Reporting participants earned $5,049,821.84 and paid $1,478,880.96 in Federal, State, and local taxes. Appendix, tables, and graphs