Table 1.
Demographic and Custody Characteristics of Persons Released and Corresponding Prison Releases, July 1999–December 2009
| Variable | Individuals or Releases, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristic | |
|
| |
| Released individuals/releases, n/N | 76 208/192 511 |
|
| |
| Age at each release | |
| 18–24 y | 39 363 (20.4) |
|
| |
| 25–34 y | 65 828 (34.2) |
|
| |
| 35–44 y | 57 052 (29.6) |
|
| |
| 45–54 y | 25 517 (13.3) |
|
| |
| 55–64 y | 4096 (2.1) |
|
| |
| 65–74 y | 575 (0.3) |
|
| |
| 75–84 y | 80 (0.0) |
| Sex | |
|
| |
| Male | 63 979 (84.0) |
|
| |
| Female | 12 229 (16.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
|
| |
| White, non-Hispanic | 49 206 (64.6) |
|
| |
| African American, non-Hispanic | 13 173 (17.3) |
|
| |
| Hispanic | 8797 (11.5) |
|
| |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 1902 (2.5) |
|
| |
| Other | 3037 (4.0) |
|
| |
| Missing | 93 (0.1) |
| Number of releases during study | |
|
| |
| 1 | 41 565 (54.5) |
|
| |
| 2 | 12 446 (16.3) |
|
| |
| 3 | 6701 (8.8) |
|
| |
| 4 | 4511 (5.9) |
|
| |
| 5 | 3103 (4.1) |
|
| |
| 6 | 2088 (2.7) |
|
| |
| 7 | 1461 (1.9) |
|
| |
| 8 | 1057 (1.4) |
|
| |
| 9 | 787 (1.0) |
|
| |
| ≥10 | 2489 (3.3) |
| Custody characteristic | |
|
| |
| Entire cohort | 192 511 |
|
| |
| Incarceration due to violation of community supervision terms | 43 321 (22.5) |
| Length of incarceration | |
|
| |
| 0–6 mo | 126 182 (65.5) |
|
| |
| 6–12 mo | 27 390 (14.2) |
|
| |
| 12–24 mo | 18 737 (9.7) |
|
| |
| ≥24 mo | 20 202 (10.5) |
| Release type | |
|
| |
| With community supervision | 167 290 (86.9) |
|
| |
| Without community supervision | 22 827 (11.9) |
|
| |
| Other | 2342 (1.2) |
|
| |
| Missing | 52 (0.03) |
| Release year | |
|
| |
| 1999* | 3236 (1.7) |
|
| |
| 2000 | 6719 (3.5) |
|
| |
| 2001 | 7331 (3.8) |
|
| |
| 2002 | 9106 (4.7) |
|
| |
| 2003 | 12 408 (6.4) |
|
| |
| 2004 | 17 988 (9.3) |
|
| |
| 2005 | 23 667 (12.3) |
|
| |
| 2006 | 25 951 (13.5) |
|
| |
| 2007 | 29 401 (15.3) |
|
| |
| 2008 | 29 050 (15.1) |
|
| |
| 2009 | 27 654 (14.4) |
*
1 July–31 December 1999.