NCJ Number
242921
Date Published
February 2012
Length
68 pages
Annotation
This document is the 2012 Annual Statistical Report for the Kent County Correctional Facility.
Abstract
This document, prepared by the Kent County, MI, Sheriff's Department, is the 2012 Annual Statistical Report for the Kent County Correctional Facility. Highlights from the report include the following: even though the number of inmates booked into jail decreased by 0.7 percent in 2012, the average daily population of 1,157 increased 5.8 percent in 2012 over 2010's and 2011's average of 1,093; the average length of stay for inmates released "time served" increased from 34.6 days in 2010 to 39.9 days in 2012, while the average for all inmates who were not released within 72 hours increased from 41.5 in 2010 to 43.9 in 2012; and 50 percent of the returning inmates arrested in 2012 had been in jail 6 or more times, while 36 percent of all inmates arrested in 2012 in had been in jail 6 or more times. The primary purpose of this report is to provide accurate, interesting and representative information to Sheriff's office staff, criminal justice planners, and community members who are interested in the operation of the Kent County jail. The report contains three general types of statistics: inmate profile statistics, inmate population statistics, and incident statistics which allow staff members to evaluate the behavior of the inmate population while they are in jail. Tables and figures