RESEARCH
BULLETIN
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North Carolina Department of Correction |
Issue No. 38 - March 27, 1996 |
Office of Research and Planning |
(919) 715-5340 |
- Charlene N. Hill, Applications Programmer
I &
- Teresa J. Romano, Clerk Typist IV
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Fax: (919) 715-5349 |
GENERAL INFORMATION - NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
ORGANIZATION: The Department of Correction is
composed of two main operating divisions; the Division of Prisons
and the Division of Adult Probation
and Parole.
Support sections include Human Resource Management, which is
responsible for personnel matters and training; Central
Engineering, which provides design and maintenance support for
the Department's prison facilities; and Correction Enterprise,
which employs inmates to generate income by supplying products
and services to other state government units. The Parole
and Post
Release Supervision Commission, consisting
of five Governor appointees, selects inmates to be released by
parole.
Department of Correction Staff as of
3/22/96 |
15,949 |
|
White |
Black |
Other |
Total
|
Male |
48% |
21% |
1% |
70% |
Female |
18% |
11% |
1% |
30% |
Total
Authorized Budget Requirements for Fiscal Year 95-96 (as of
3/14/96):
Excluding Capital Expenditures
$822,142,673
Probation and Parole Clients
|
Probation and Parole Clients |
Probation
|
Parole |
- Total Supervised on 12/31/95
-
- Male
- Female
-
- Racial Composition
- White
- Black
- Other
-
- Supervised Felon
- Supervised Misdemeanants
- Intensive
Supervision
- Electronic
House Arrest
|
100,381
- (79,704) 79%
- (20,677) 21%
-
-
- (47,213) 47%
- (49,057) 49%
- (4,111) 4%
-
- 34%
- 66%
- (7,432) 7%
- (672) 1%
|
- 19,410
-
- (17,602) 91%
- (1,808) 9%
-
-
- (6,558) 34%
- (12,250) 63%
- (602) 3%
-
- 82%
- 18%
- (1,725) 9%
- (148) 1%
|
As of 12/31/94 North Carolina
ranked 11th in Probation
Population, 13th in Probation Supervision Rate (1692 per
100,000 Population), 7th in Parole
Population, and 6th in Parole Supervision Rate (396 per
100,000 Population) of the 50 states according to the
Bureau of Justice Statistics. |
Clients Received in 1995 |
49,720 |
11,515 |
- Most Frequent Crimes:
-
- Driving While Impaired
- Narcotics & Drugs
- Larceny
- Assault
- Other Traffic Violations
|
-
-
- 20%
- 19%
- 13%
- 11%
- 8%
|
-
-
-
- Narcotics & Drugs
- Breaking & Entering
- Larceny
- Driving While Impaired
- Assault
|
-
-
-
- 26%
-
- 14%
- 11%
-
- 11%
- 7%
|
Clients Terminated in 1995 |
42,442 |
13,264 |
-
- Completed
- Incarcerated
(revoked or elected to serve).
|
- (29,748) 70%
- (12,694) 30%
|
- (9,169) 69%
- (4,095) 31%
|
Residents on 12/31/95 |
Admissions
in 1995 |
Total .........................................29,495
- Male.......................
(27,715) 94%
- Female.......................
(1,780) 6%
-
- Adults....................
(26,531) 90%
- Youths 18 to 20..........(2,512)
8%
- Youths 17 & Under
......(452) 2%
-
- Resident Felons...................
91%
- Resident Misdemeanants......
9%
|
New Sentenced Total .............24,625
- Most Frequent Crimes:
- Narcotics and Drugs..........
23%
- Breaking and Entering ......14%
- Larceny .............................12%
- Driving While Impaired......
9%
- Assault ................................8%
- Traffic Violations ...............5%
- Robbery
..............................5%
|
Racial Composition: |
Average Sentence: |
- Black............................
(19,294) 65%
- White.............................
(9,290) 32%
- Other.................................
(911) 3%
|
- Felons
- 7.9 yrs/inc Life
- 7.3 yrs/exc Life
|
- Misdemeanants
- 22.8 mths
-
|
- Program and Work
Assignments
- (in state only):
- Academic School Full Time
............1,952
- Vocational
School........................... 1,680
- Attend School Part Time................
2,270
- Study Release Full Time
.....................32
- Study Release Part Time .............
......10
- Community Volunteer On Site.......... 986
- Community Volunteer Off Site..........
606
- Drug/Alcohol Programs
..................1,677
- Home Leave Program
........................376
- Mutual Agreement Parole Program.....56
- Kitchen Work Assignment
..............2,064
- Housekeeping Work Assignment... 2,527
- Highway Work Assignment
.............1,842
- Prison Maintenance Assignment .......841
- Highway Patrol
Assignment................. 23
- Construction Assignment
...................189
- Prison Enterprise Assignment
.........2,119
- Work Release
..................................1,328
|
|
-
-
- Grade
- 0-2.9
- 3-7.9
- 8-11.9
- 12 & Up
|
-
- Self
- Reported
- 0.2%
- 3.1%
- 54.9%
- 41.8%
|
- Achieved
- Reading
- Score
- 15.8%
- 40.4%
- 24.7%
- 19.1%
|
- Separations in 1995
- Median* Time Served
For 1995
|
Releases: |
- Felons
- 9.0 mths
|
- Misdemeanants
- 2.6 mths
|
Among inmates released in Fiscal
Year 1990-91 41% returned to prison in North Carolina
within three years. |
As of 6/30/95 North Carolina ranked 11th in Prison
Population and 18th in Incarceration Rate (357 Prisoners per
100,000 Population) of the 50 states according to the Bureau of
Justice Statistics.
Average Yearly
Populations
|
1986 - 17,805 |
1987 - 17,541 |
1988 - 17,501 |
1989 - 17,662 |
1990 - 18,420 |
1991 - 19,048 |
1992 - 20,351 |
1993 - 20,986 |
1994 - 23,446 |
1995 - 26,943 |
Prison
Facilities as of
12/31/95
|
Number of :
- State Facilities:
........................................93
- County Facilities:
......................................7
- Out of State Facilities:.
............................ 4
-
- Half-way House Command: ...
............ ...1
- Substance Abuse Command: . . . ..
.. . . ..3
-
- Largest: Central Prison - Capacity
of 947
- Smallest: Half-way House Command -
Capacity of 20
Total Standard Operating Capacity (SOC)
of 108 Facilities: 25,672
|
|
SOC |
# Units |
|
SOC |
# Units |
- Maximum/Close
- Close
- Close/Medium
|
- 1,833
- 3,382
- 996
|
- 3
- 7
- 2
|
- Medium
- Medium/Minimum
- Minimum
|
- 9,777
- 296
- 9,388
|
- 35
- 1
- 60
|
Estimated Construction Cost Approved
by the State Construction Office (as of
3/21/96) |
- Female Boot Camp
........................................................................................
$ 1,939,045
- Female Minimum Security (104-bed)
.............................................................$
2,073,850
- South Piedmont 624-bed Dorm and 40-cell
Segregation Unit .................... $
22,652,973
- Warren Correctional Institution 168-cell
Expansion .................................... $
6,274,052
- 624-bed Governmental Performance Audit
Committee (Avery/Mitchel) including
- 40-cell Segregation Unit
..............................................................................
$ 24,652,973
- Green Correctional Center Segregation
......................................................
$ 2,584,475
- Polk Expansion (144-cell/104-Bed Dorm)
....................................................
$ 7,234,662
- Polk 100-cell Supermax
................................................................................
$ 8,136,940
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- North Carolina Department of Correction
- Office of Research and Planning
- P.O. Box 29540
- Raleigh, NC 27626-0540
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