NCJ Number
69980
Date Published
1979
Length
18 pages
Annotation
Statistics are presented on inmates admitted to Wisconsin Adult Correctional Institutions in calendar year 1978.
Abstract
Total first admissions decreased by 2.1 percent, from 1,322 in 1977 to 1,294 in 1978. Readmissions dropped by 12.7 percent, from 283 to 247. Of the first admissions, 34.9 percent of the men and 40.9 percent of the women were admitted as probation violators. The largest offense category for first and readmitted men was unarmed burglary; forgery was the largest offense category for women. Of the 1,541 total admissions, 635 were from Milwaukee County, 83 from Kenosha County, and 71 from Rock County. Guilty pleas had been entered by 81.5 percent of the first admissions and 91.9 percent of the readmissions. Sentences of less than 2 years were received by 16.1 percent of the first admissions; 64.7 percent received sentences of 2 years and less than 6, and 19.2 percent received sentences of 6 years and less than life. Among the readmissions, 7.7 percent received sentences of less than 2 years; 61.1 percent received sentences of 2 years and less than 6, and 31.2 percent received sentences of 6 years and less than life. White offenders constituted 63.4 percent of first admissions and blacks, 30.6 percent; 3.3 percent were native Americans. More than 80 percent of the men and women were not married at admission; one-third of the women and nearly one-sixth of the men were divorced or separated. First admissions with previous felony convictions accounted for 43.6 percent of the men and 10.2 percent of the women. About two-fifths of the first-admitted women had previous penal experience. Tabular data are provided. (Author Abstract Modified)