Inmates in Prison

There were 77,355 inmates in prison on September 30, 2003, compared to 74,249 the previous year (4.2% increase).

Time Served

• Inmates released from prison in September 2003 served an average of 84.6% of their sentences.
  
  
• 2,081 (85.3%) of the inmates released in September 2003 had one or more sentences that fell under the minimum 85% of sentence served law.

Older Inmates

• There were 7,971 inmates age 50 or older in prison on September 30, 2003. This is an increase of 13.0% since last year (7,053 inmates on September 30, 2002).

Escapes

• The last escape from a secure perimeter was in April 2000. No inmate has escaped from a fenced, secured perimeter for more than three years.