Statistical Description of Residents of the Massachusetts Correctional Institutions on January 1, 1979

• NCJ Number: 82047
• Author(s): C Metzler
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 99 pages
• Corporate Author: Massachusetts Dept of Correction
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report is a statistical description of characteristics of the inmates in each correctional facility in Massachusetts on Jan. 1, 1979. The profile contains information on present offense variables, personal background characteristics, criminal history, and furlough participation.

Abstract

The tables in the report were derived from the computerized data base developed by the Correction and Parole Management Information System (CAPMIS). Data indicate that on Jan. 1, 1979, a total of 2,636 individuals were incarcerated in the State correctional system, the first year in four that the inmate population decreased. The majority of inmates are serving a minimum sentence of 7 years or more, while the rest are serving less than 7 years or indeterminate sentences. Over 70 percent of the inmates are serving sentences for offenses against the person. More individuals were sentenced for armed robbery than for any other offense. Most inmates are male, 62 percent are white, 36 percent are black, and the median age at incarceration is 24 years. A glossary is included.