RESEARCH BULLETIN

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

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

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

 


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%

PRISON INMATES

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

North Carolina Department of Correction
Office of Research and Planning
P.O. Box 29540
Raleigh, NC 27626-0540
 

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