More than half (59.5%) of those admitted to community supervision in FY 1999-00 and placed on felony probation had no prior commitments to either prison or supervision.
Drug Offender Probation: 8,574 Admissions
Of those admitted to Drug Offender probation in FY 1999-00, an almost equal percentage of offenders had no prior commitments (41.0%) or prior supervision commitments only (39.9%).
Community Control: 13,889 Admissions
Over half (54.6%) of the offenders admitted to community supervision in FY 1999-00 and placed on community control had prior commitments to supervision.