DATA ARE GIVEN ON PLACE OF CONVICTION AND RESIDENCE, NUMBER OF PRIOR CONFINEMENTS IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, SEGREGATIVE CLASSIFICATION (FIRST OFFENDER, HABITUAL OFFENDER, ETC.), LENGTH OF MAXIMUM SENTENCE RECEIVED, PAROLE DATA, AND INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT SCORES. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A NARRATIVE SUMMARY, CHARTS ILLUSTRATING CHANGES IN INMATE POPULATION FROM 1965 TO 1976, AND CHARTS ILLUSTRATING TRENDS IN BOTH OFFENSE AND INMATE DATA. THE INMATE POPULATION INCREASE OF 8 PERCENT OVER 1975 IS GREATER THAN THE INCREASE IN POPULATION FOR THE STATE AND CLOSELY PARALLELS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CRIME RATES PER 100,000 IN TEXAS. THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF INMATES CHANGED LITTLE BETWEEN 1975 AND 1976; FEMALES ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 4 PERCENT, AND THE RACIAL COMPOSITION REMAINED AT 38 PERCENT WHITE, 44 PERCENT BLACK, AND 18 PERCENT SPANISH-AMERICAN. THE ONLY MAJOR CHANGE IN OFFENSE DATA WAS IN THE FREQUENCY OF ROBBERY, WHICH INCREASED FROM 14.63 PERCENT OF ALL ADMISSIONS IN 1975 TO 18.48 PERCENT IN 1976. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT DECLINE IN THOSE AGED 25 YEARS OR LESS AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THOSE AGED 26 TO 40 YEARS. THE FINAL SECTION CONTAINS PROJECTIONS OF INMATE POPULATION THROUGH 1980, TOGETHER WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE METHOD USED FOR THIS FORECAST. (GLR)