Annotation: A COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 1978-79 PRESENTS A STATISTICAL SUMMARY ON THE NUMBER OF INMATES COMMITTED, RELEASED AND INCARCERATED IN THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
Abstract: THE FIRST SECTION OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION PROVIDES INTAKE DATA. THE NUMBER OF NEW COURT COMMITMENTS IS GROUPED BY MONTH, BY INDETERMINATE AND DETERMINATE SENTENCES, BY AVERAGE MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS FOR TOTAL SENTENCES, BY CRIME AND TYPE OF FELONY, BY AGE, BY ETHNICITY, AND BY NUMBER OF PRIOR FELONY INCARCERATIONS. OTHER DATA PROVIDE COMMITMENT RATES BY COUNTY FOR NEW COURT ADMISSIONS; COMMITMENT RATES FOR THE 10 MOST POPULAR COUNTIES; SINGLE, CONCURRENT AND CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES GIVEN FROM FY 1976-77 THROUGH FY 1978-79; AND PAROLEES RETURNED TO INCARCERATION BY MONTH IN FY 1978-79, AND FROM FY 1970-71 THROUGH FY 1978-79. THE SECOND SECTION OF INCARCERATED POPULATION STATISTICS INCLUDES DATA ON INMATE SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS, ETHNICITY OF INCARCERATED INMATES BY FACILITY, AND THE AGE OF INCARCERATED INMATES BY FACILITY. THE THIRD SECTION ON RELEASE STATISTICS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TOTAL RELEASES BY FACILITY AND CLASSIFIES RELEASES BY LENGTH OF STAY, BY FACILITY, AND BY TYPE OF RELEASE. THE LAST DATA SECTION ON POPULATION PROJECTIONS ESTIMATES NEW COURT COMMITMENTS, THE INCARCERATED POPULATION, THE CAPACITY OF DETENTION FACILITIES AND THE SECURITY DISTRIBUTION OF INCARCERATED OFFENDERS ALL THROUGH AT LEAST FY 1983-84. TABLES AND GRAPHS ARE PROVIDED.