NCJ Number
137212
Date Published
1990
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This analysis of incidents of escape from the correctional facilities of the New York State Department of Correctional Services between 1985 and 1989 uses a series of variables including facility security level, age, commitment offense, minimum and maximum sentences, time served, prior adult criminal history, and duration of escape.
Abstract
Over the 1985-1989 period, 65 inmates escaped from custody. In calendar year 1989, 12 inmates escaped: 6 inmates escaped from medium security facilities, and 6 from minimum security facilities. Escapees in 1989 were most likely to have been imprisoned for burglary (33 percent), drug offenses (25 percent), or robbery (17 percent). Of the total 65 escapees, 41 percent had served a prior commitment at a State prison, and 37 percent had been incarcerated previously at a local jail. Within 12 hours, 33 (51 percent) of the 65 escapees were caught; 54 (83 percent) were apprehended within 48 hours. Two escapees in 1989 were charged with additional crimes while on escape status. 8 figures, 20 tables, and 1 appendix