NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

Annual Statistical Report

Calendar Year 1995

Summary Statistics

for

The Division of Prisons

&

The Division of Adult Probation and Parole

James B. Hunt, Jr.

Governor

Franklin Freeman

Secretary of Correction

Lynn Phillips

Director of Division of Prisons

Theodis Beck

Director of Division of Adult Probation and Parole

Prepared by:

The Office of Research and Planning
Department of Correction
Raleigh, North Carolina

A Note to the User

The user of this document may find that the glossary, which appears at the very end, is helpful in understanding the meaning of certain numbers. It explains, for example, why there are more people who are paroled from prison than who enter parole supervision.

The Department of Correction has been publishing a Statistical Abstract for prison inmate data since 1968 and for probation/parole supervision since 1986. Data for these reports were generated by computer programs reading the offender information files.

Beginning in 1995, a new information system (OPUS - standing for Offender Population Unified System) replaced the two older systems. None of the old computer programs can operate on the new system. This presented an opportunity to re-design the way data is displayed. The result is intended to be an easier-to-understand, more useful document.

One objective was to make use of graphics to supplement numerical information. Another was to provide information over periods longer than one year to give a historical perspective.

One consequence of the conversion to a new computer information system is a diminished continuity between the past and the future. Some definitions have necessarily been changed, making a comparison between the old Abstracts and this new Statistical Summary unreliable.

Another problem is in the assignment of a single crime to each offender. The majority of prison inmates have been convicted of more than a single offense, yet we try to categorize all offenders by crime type. To do this the computer programs search each offender’s record for convictions and assigned the crime which brought the longest sentence. In case of a tie, the new programs sometimes make a different choice.

The Office of Research and Planning would like to continue to make this document more useful. If you have suggestions, please let us know: Email fproctor@doc.state.nc.us.

Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

I. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

II. PRISONS

A. PRISON ADMISSIONS

1. Prison Admission Trend

2. Admissions by Source

3. Admissions by Crime Type

4. Admissions by Age and Sex

5. Admissions by Race

B. PRISON RELEASES

1. Prison Release Trend

2. Releases by Source

3. Releases by Crime Type

C. PRISON POPULATION

1. Year-End Population Trend

2. Population by Crime Type

3. Population by Age and Sex

4. Population by Race

III. PROBATION

A. PROBATION ENTRIES

1. Probation Entry Trend

2. Entries by Crime Type

3. Entries by Age And Sex

4. Entries by Race

B. PROBATION SEPARATIONS

1. Probation Separations Trend

2. Separations by Type

3. Separations by Crime Type

C. PROBATION POPULATION

1. Year-End Population Trend

2. Population by Crime Type

3. Population by Age And Sex

4. Population by Race

IV. PAROLE

A. PAROLE ENTRIES

1. Parole Entry Trend

2. Entries by Age and Sex

3. Entries by Race

B. PAROLE SEPARATIONS

1. Parole Separations Trend

2. Separations by Type

C. PAROLE POPULATION .

1. Year-End Population Trend

2. Population by Crime Type

3. Population by Age and Sex

4. Population by Race

V. INMATE ACTIVITIES

VI. TABLES

A. 1995 County Table

B. 1995 Crime Table

C. 1995 Escape Tables

VII. PRISON FACILITIES

VIII. ADULT PROBATION AND PAROLE DISTRICT OFFICES

IX. GLOSSARY OF TERMS

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