
| Characteristics | Fiscal Year 1995/96 |
Fiscal Year 1996/97 |
Fiscal Year 1997/98 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| TOTAL RELEASES | 2,057 | 1,994 | 1,827 | |||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 869 | 42.2% | 875 | 43.9% | 787 | 43.1% |
| Black | 1,184 | 57.6% | 1,107 | 55.5% | 995 | 54.5% |
| Other | 4 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.6% | 45 | 2.5% |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 26 | 1.3% | 47 | 2.4% | 63 | 3.4% |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,031 | 98.7% | 1,947 | 97.6% | 1,764 | 96.6% |
| Age | ||||||
| 17 & under | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% |
| 18-24 | 246 | 12.0% | 211 | 10.6% | 226 | 12.4% |
| 25-34 | 995 | 48.4% | 940 | 47.1% | 797 | 43.6% |
| 35-49 | 774 | 37.6% | 787 | 39.3% | 731 | 40.0% |
| 50-59 | 33 | 1.6% | 42 | 2.1% | 58 | 3.2% |
| 60+ | 8 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Average Age at Release | 33.1 Years | 33.4 Years | 33.7 Years | |||
| Custody Classification | ||||||
| Minimum | 1,574 | 76.5% | 1,490 | 74.7% | 1,391 | 76.1% |
| Medium | 449 | 21.8% | 462 | 23.2% | 386 | 21.1% |
| Maximum | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Close | 29 | 1.4% | 40 | 2.0% | 42 | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Medical Grade | ||||||
| Unrestricted | 1,349 | 65.6% | 1,292 | 64.8% | 1,108 | 60.6 |
| Minimum | 592 | 28.8% | 607 | 30.4% | 604 | 33.1% |
| Moderate | 93 | 4.5% | 76 | 3.8% | 91 | 5.0% |
| Severe | 14 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.8% |
| Unknown | 9 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5 |
| Psychological Grade | ||||||
| No Disorder | 1,719 | 83.6% | 1,653 | 82.9% | 1,417 | 77.6% |
| Mild Impairment | 114 | 5.5% | 120 | 6.0% | 105 | 5.7% |
| Moderate Impairment | 205 | 10.0% | 212 | 10.6% | 291 | 15.9 |
| Severe Impairment | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Assigned to Care Unit | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Unknown | 18 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Offense Category | ||||||
| Murder, Manslaughter | 70 | 3.4% | 85 | 4.3% | 83 | 4.5% |
| Sexual Offenses | 10 | 0.5% | 17 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.0% |
| Robbery | 128 | 6.2% | 139 | 7.0% | 156 | 8.5% |
| Violent Personal Crimes | 225 | 10.9% | 255 | 12.8% | 283 | 15.5% |
| Burglary | 160 | 7.8% | 179 | 9.0% | 166 | 9.1% |
| Theft, Forgery, Fraud | 451 | 21.9% | 489 | 24.5% | 383 | 21.0% |
| Weapons | 33 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.4% | 34 | 1.9% |
| Drugs | 922 | 44.8% | 733 | 36.8% | 360 | 34.5% |
| Other Offenses | 58 | 2.8% | 70 | 3.5% | 74 | 4.1% |
| County of Release | ||||||
| Hillsborough | 260 | 12.6% | 228 | 11.4% | 222 | 12.2% |
| Broward | 288 | 14.0% | 205 | 10.3% | 203 | 11.1% |
| Pinellas | 192 | 9.3% | 173 | 8.7% | 155 | 8.5% |
| Dade | 139 | 6.8% | 109 | 5.5% | 122 | 6.7% |
| Orange | 118 | 5.7% | 112 | 5.6% | 90 | 4.9% |
| All Others | 1,060 | 51.5% | 1,167 | 58.5% | 1,035 | 56.7% |
| Average Months Served | 23.6 | 26.6 | 27.6 | |||
| Average % Sentence Served | 61.1% | 63.3% | 70.8% | |||
| Supervision | ||||||
| Yes | 595 | 28.9% | 523 | 26.2% | 519 | 28.4% |
| No | 1,462 | 71.1% | 1,471 | 73.8% | 1,308 | 71.6% |