
| Characteristics | FISCAL YEAR | FISCAL YEAR | FISCAL YEAR | |||
| 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | ||||
| TOTAL RELEASES | 1,994 | 1,827 | 1,878 | |||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 875 | 43.9% | 787 | 43.1% | 795 | 42.3% |
| Black | 1,107 | 55.5% | 995 | 54.5% | 1,038 | 55.3% |
| Other | 12 | 0.6% | 45 | 2.5% | 45 | 2.4% |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 47 | 2.4% | 63 | 3.4% | 70 | 3.7% |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,947 | 97.6% | 1,764 | 96.6% | 1,808 | 96.3% |
| Age | ||||||
| 17 & under | 3 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.7% |
| 18-24 | 211 | 10.6% | 226 | 12.4% | 193 | 10.3% |
| 25-34 | 940 | 47.1% | 797 | 43.6% | 742 | 39.5% |
| 35-49 | 784 | 39.3% | 731 | 40.0% | 861 | 45.8% |
| 50-59 | 42 | 2.1% | 58 | 3.2% | 54 | 2.9% |
| 60 + | 14 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.7% |
| Average Age at Release | 33.4 YEARS | 33.7 YEARS | 35.0 YEARS | |||
| Custody Classification | ||||||
| Minimum | 1,490 | 74.7% | 1,391 | 76.1% | 1,382 | 73.6% |
| Medium | 462 | 23.2% | 386 | 21.1% | 436 | 23.2% |
| Maximum | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Close | 40 | 2.0% | 42 | 2.3% | 57 | 3.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Medical Grade | ||||||
| Unrestricted | 1,292 | 64.8% | 1,108 | 60.6% | 1,127 | 60.0% |
| Minimum | 607 | 30.4% | 604 | 33.1% | 547 | 29.1% |
| Moderate | 76 | 3.8% | 91 | 5.0% | 159 | 8.5% |
| Severe | 14 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.8% | 39 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Psychological Grade | ||||||
| No Disorder | 1,653 | 82.9% | 1,417 | 77.6% | 1,376 | 73.3% |
| Mild Impairment | 120 | 6.0% | 105 | 5.7% | 100 | 5.3% |
| Moderate Impairment | 212 | 10.6% | 291 | 15.9% | 387 | 20.6% |
| Severe Impairment | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Assigned to Care Unit | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Offense Type | ||||||
| Murder/Manslaughter | 85 | 4.3% | 83 | 4.5% | 104 | 5.5% |
| Sexual Offenses | 17 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.0% | 19 | 1.0% |
| Robbery | 139 | 7.0% | 156 | 8.5% | 165 | 8.8% |
| Violent Personal Crimes | 255 | 12.8% | 283 | 15.5% | 250 | 13.3% |
| Burglary | 179 | 9.0% | 166 | 9.1% | 164 | 8.7% |
| Theft/Forgery/Fruad | 489 | 24.5% | 383 | 21.0% | 404 | 21.5% |
| Weapons | 27 | 1.4% | 34 | 1.9% | 36 | 1.9% |
| Drugs | 733 | 36.8% | 630 | 34.5% | 666 | 35.5% |
| Other Offenses | 70 | 3.5% | 74 | 4.1% | 70 | 3.7% |
| County of Release | ||||||
| Hillsborough | 228 | 11.4% | 222 | 12.2% | 207 | 11.0% |
| Broward | 205 | 10.3% | 203 | 11.1% | 227 | 12.1% |
| Pinellas | 173 | 8.7% | 155 | 8.5% | 124 | 6.6% |
| Dade | 109 | 5.5% | 122 | 6.7% | 124 | 6.6% |
| Orange | 112 | 5.6% | 90 | 4.9% | 106 | 5.6% |
| All Others | 1,167 | 58.5% | 1,035 | 56.7% | 1,090 | 58.0% |
| Average Months Served | 26.6 | 27.6 | 28.0 | |||
| Average % Sentence Served | 63.3% | 70.8% | 76.0% | |||
| Supervision | ||||||
| Yes | 523 | 26.2% | 519 | 28.4% | 504 | 26.8% |
| No | 1,471 | 73.8% | 1,308 | 71.6% | 1,374 | 73.2% |