
| Table 1 | ||||||
| Prison Sentence Length by Age at Sentencing Fiscal Year 1995-96 | ||||||
| Sentence Length in Years | ||||||
| Age | LE 2* | GT 2 - LE 4 | GT 4 - LE 10 | GT 10 | Total | Average Months |
| 17 and Below | 238 | 349 | 185 | 55 | 827 | 54.7 |
| 28.8% | 42.2% | 22.4% | 6.7% | 100.0% | ||
| 18 - 24 | 2,037 | 1,554 | 1,030 | 391 | 5,012 | 51.4 |
| 40.6% | 31.0% | 20.6% | 7.8% | 100.0% | ||
| 25-29 | 1,232 | 768 | 586 | 261 | 2,847 | 54.4 |
| 43.3% | 27.0% | 20.6% | 9.2% | 100.0% | ||
| 30-34 | 1,316 | 838 | 605 | 233 | 2,992 | 50.7 |
| 44.0% | 28.0% | 20.2% | 7.8% | 100.0% | ||
| 35-39 | 1,087 | 638 | 474 | 163 | 2,362 | 48.0 |
| 46.0% | 27.0% | 20.1% | 6.9% | 100.0% | ||
| 40-44 | 597 | 360 | 274 | 87 | 1,318 | 48.8 |
| 45.3% | 27.3% | 20.8% | 6.6% | 100.0% | ||
| 45-49 | 256 | 189 | 117 | 53 | 615 | 51.9 |
| 41.6% | 30.7% | 19.0% | 8.6% | 100.0% | ||
| 50 and Over | 204 | 144 | 132 | 61 | 541 | 58.0 |
| 37.7% | 26.6% | 24.4% | 11.3% | 100.0% | ||
| Total** | 6,967 | 4,840 | 3,403 | 1,304 | 16,514 | 51.5 |
| 42.2% | 29.3% | 20.6% | 7.9% | 100.0% | ||
| *LE= Less
than or equal to; GT= Greater than **Missing cases=21 |
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