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National Corrections Reporting Program: Sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race

Author(s)
Thomas P. Bonczar, Bureau Of Justice Statistics; Timothy A. Hughes, Bureau Of Justice Statistics; Doris J. James, Bureau Of Justice Statistics; Paula M. Ditton, Bureau Of Justice Statistics
Date Published
May 2011
Publication Series
National Corrections Reporting Program
Annotation

Presents data on sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race.

Abstract

Presents data on sentence length of state prisoners, by offense, admission type, sex, and race.  These zip archives contain the following tables:

  • State prison admissions: sentence length by offense and admission type
  • First releases from state prison: sentence length, time served, and percent of sentence served in prison, by offense
  • First releases from state prison: sentence length and time served in prison, by offense, and sex
  • First releases from state prison: sentence length and time served in prison, by offense, and race
  • Successful first state parole discharges: sentence length and time served, by offense
  • Unsuccessful first state parole discharges: sentence length and time served, by offense.

Date Published: May 5, 2011