NCJ Number
179229
Date Published
1998
Length
61 pages
Annotation
One of the important components of New York State's 1992 reorganization of the delivery of program services to the inmate population was the grouping of correctional facilities by geographical proximity into administrative regions; this report presents a profile of the inmate population within each region 3 years after the reorganization occurred.
Abstract
The administrative regions, referred to as Hubs, are groups of neighboring facilities that share administrative, support, and program services. Each Hub has a core or "HUB" facility at which inmates are received and from which inmate movement and other administrative service delivery functions are controlled. The sections of this report profile the inmate population in each Hub as well as the population at each of the correctional facilities within the Hub. This profile contains information on demographic characteristics and on other variables. Demographic characteristics encompass gender, age, race/ethnic, region, birthplace, marital status, the number of living children, religious affiliation, and veteran status. The variables pertinent to criminal history focus on minimum sentence, crime, predicate felony sentencing status, prior adult criminal record, length of time served at the current facility, length of time in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services, and estimated time to earliest release. Variables for program-relevant characteristics are reading proficiency, academic degree status, English language proficiency, alcoholism, and drug use. The data acquaint staff at each Hub with the overall characteristics of inmates in the Hub population as well as with differences in the characteristics of the inmate population at each of the respective facilities in the Hub. Appendixes show facility by region and minimum sentence by security level.