NCJ Number
77949
Date Published
1980
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Findings are reported from a study that examined whether there is a difference in detention time between sentenced (those serving detention time after sentencing) and not-sentenced (those released after being credited with time served in detention before trial and prior to the sentencing decision) offenders in Hawaii.
Abstract
In Hawaii's judicial system, a convicted offender may be given credit for detention time served prior to trial and before sentencing and then released ('not-sentenced' offender). Statistics were examined to determine if there is any significant difference between the time served by sentenced and not-sentenced offenders. Statistics were derived from initial intake forms--instruments used to screen persons for pretrial services upon their admission to a correctional facility. The data are representative of two-thirds of the total admissions to Hawaii's adult correctional facilities during fiscal year 1978-1979. The average time served for not-sentenced misdemeanants, based on 20 cases, was 9.1 days; and the average time served for sentenced misdemeanants was more than twice that, based on 198 cases. Statewide, the average time served by not-sentenced felons was 98.9 days, while the average time served for sentenced felons was 75 days. The excessive time served for not-sentenced felons was due to the large amount of average time served by not-sentenced felons (12) in one facility (156.6 days). This is a high security facility where pretrial detainees are kept longer than usual. Tabular data are provided.