NCJ Number
183537
Date Published
January 2000
Length
49 pages
Annotation
Statistical data are provided on offender characteristics in each correctional complex, major institution, and satellite housing unit under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of Corrections on January 11, 1999.
Abstract
Selected characteristics compiled in the report include base offense at admission, total term at admission, ethnicity, age, county of commitment, and mandatory minimum term. The data show 40 percent of all New Jersey Department of Corrections were committed for crimes against persons, including homicide, sexual assault, aggravated/simple assault, assault, robbery, kidnapping, other sex offenses, and other person offenses. About 34 percent had been committed for drug law offenses, including possession, sale, and distribution. The median term for adult offenders was 6 years, 33 were committed with maximum sentences of 10 years or more, and 54 percent had sentences that included parole ineligibility terms. Approximately 49 percent were 30 years of age or younger, and the median age for inmates in adult facilities was 31 years. About 64 percent were black, 17 were white, and 18 percent were Hispanic. Of the 21 New Jersey counties, 10 accounted for 86 percent of residents; Essex County was the highest contributor with 21 percent. Tables