Endnotes
Issue 1

1. Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, July 2, 1996.

2. Ibid.

3. Chronology of changes directly affecting the prison environment:

   1994:

   • Basic Gain Time eliminated for inmates with offenses dates after 7/1/94
   • Provision Release Credits and Administrative Gain Time rescinded
   • Control Release program eliminated

   1995:

   • Requirement for inmates to pay "medical co-payments"
   • Inmate Trust Fund changes restricted expenditures for recreational equipment, such as purchases of televisions
   • Sentencing guidelines strengthened leading to mandated incarceration for some offenders who previously would have received a community sanction
   • STOP and Gort laws mandate inmates with offenses on or after 10/1/95 must serve 85% of their imposed term
   • "Chain gangs" initiated
   • Mandatory drawing of blood sample for DNA testing for inmates with selected crimes.

   1996:

   • Inmate package permits eliminated in January 1996
   • Gain time award matrix reduced for all inmates effective May 1996
   • Strict provisions for controlling personal inmate property

4. Table:

   Custody Classification by Type
   Custody Classification	Adult Male	Adult Female	Youth Male	Youth Female
   Minimum	24%	58%	39%	44%
   Medium	31%	31%	47%	48%
   Close	45%	11%	14%	8%
   Maximum	<1%	<1%	0%	0%

5. Table:

   Supervised Offenders by Risk Classification
   Risk Classification	Adult Male	Adult Female	Youth Male	Youth Female
   Administrative	1.8%	1.5%	0.9%	1.0%
   Basic Risk	34.9%	57.7%	13.4%	32.8%
   Enhanced Risk	22.2%	16.2%	38.9%	42.0%
   Intensive Risk	11.9%	9.4%	23.4%	10.3%
   Close Risk	19.6%	6.1%	10.5%	5.4%

6. Table:

   Offenders in Community Facilities By Type of Facility
   Type of Facility	Adult Male	Adult Female	Youth Male	Youth Female
   Community Correctional Center	1,968	197	199	8
   Probation & Restitution Center	177	51	198	19
   Sec Residential Drug Trtmnt Center	300	81	182	106
   Non-Sec. Residential Drug Treatment Center	1,003	321	204	28

7. Department of Corrections, Bureau of Research and Data Analysis 1996.

8. Department of Corrections Report, Assault Rates, May 1996.

9. Department of Corrections Report, Annual Report, FY 96-97.

10. Department of Corrections, Bureau of Research and Data Analysis, June 1996.

11. Ibid.

12. Baseline Turnover Rates for Representative Occupational Groups.

    Occupational Group	1996 Turnover Rate
    Correctional Officer (8003)	51%
    Correctional Probation Officer (8036)	15%
    Correctional Services Administrator (8058)	17%
    Accountant II (1430)	30%
    Academic Teachers (8084)	15%

13. Bureau of Personnel, Department of Corrections Report, Staff Turnover.

14. Ibid.