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Characteristics of Inmates Discharged From Facilities of the New York State Department of Correctional Services in 1981

NCJ Number
87547
Author(s)
J Bassett; W Chapman
Date Published
Unknown
Length
77 pages
Annotation
During 1981, a total of 8,838 inmates were released from New York State correctional facilities, with 85 percent of these released to parole supervision. Males accounted for 96.4 percent of all inmates discharged.
Abstract
The report describes characteristics of inmates discharged for New York State correctional facilities, including type of release, sex, time served, age, commitment offense, prior criminal record, maximum sentence, county of commitment, violent felony offenders, and second felony offenders. Tabular and graphic data comprise most of the report.