NCJ Number
130822
Date Published
1991
Length
85 pages
Annotation
Statistics pertain to the key components of incarceration in Illinois; data from 1978 to 1990 are reported by offense, offense class, and sentence type as well as by judicial circuit and district and geographic region.
Abstract
Part I addresses significant factors underlying the increasing prison population in Illinois and why this trend is expected to continue. Increases in the inmate population due to determinate sentencing are noted, and the impact of life, death, and sexually-dangerous-person sentences on the prison population are identified. The impact of other legislation on the prison population is also noted. Part II provides statistics on the length of time inmates are serving in prison. The slow pace of releasing inmates sentenced under indeterminate sentencing is indicated, and the impacts of the abolition of the forced-release and misdemeanor admission policies are also shown. Part III provides data on sentencing patterns since 1978. Data for determinate and indeterminate sentences as well as for life, death, and sexually-dangerous-person sentences are provided. The number of extended and shortened sentences are reported by offense. Median sentences for the major offenses are provided by judicial circuit and district as well as geographic region. 46 tables and 14 figures