Research and Planning's 1995 Research Bulletin

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.

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	Felon Education:
	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.

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	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	Fax: (919) 715-5349

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%*

Cost per Day per Probationer/Parolee (Fiscal Year 94-95)	Cost per Day per Prison Inmate (Fiscal Year 94-95)
$1.35 Regular Probation $1.24 Regular Parole $10.75 Intensive Supervision $6.02 Electronic House Arrest	$104.27 Maximum $71.11 Medium $63.53 Average	$79.46 Close $50.12 Minimum

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

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