NCJ Number
79731
Date Published
Unknown
Length
43 pages
Annotation
This report provides information on the implications of the 1975 Polsgrove decision, a Kentucky Supreme Court order to credit jail time toward a felony offender's parole eligibility date.
Abstract
Several hypotheses were tested to determine the ramifications of this decision on the Kentucky correctional system as well as to provide information necessary for (correctional) bureau-wide planning. Findings revealed that 518 more inmates were considered by the parole board in 1978 than in 1976; that 587 more inmates were recommended for parole in 1978 than in 1976; and that since May of 1978, the percentage recommended for parole has been returning to pre-Polsgrove levels. Data also indicated that there has been no significant change in the number of inmates recommended for parole with previous time out of the institution on parole, escape, shock probation, or any combination of these; and that there has been no significant change in the percentage of inmates paroled with outstanding good time loss since the Polsgrove decision. Overall, the percentage of sentence served has decreased and become more consistent for all classes of crime paroled. Tables and figures are supplied. (Author summary modified)