NCJ Number
144698
Date Published
1993
Length
64 pages
Annotation
Statistics on adult residents of Wisconsin correctional facilities as of December 31, 1991, indicate that 8 of 10 men and 9 of 10 women were serving new sentences.
Abstract
Men and women returned to correctional facilities with or without new sentences following revocation of parole or mandatory release supervision constituted 17 and 7.9 percent of the resident population, respectively. White males made up 49.5 percent of the resident population, while black males represented 41.6 percent. The reverse was true among women, where 51.2 percent were black and 44.6 percent were white. Men in residence had most frequently been sentenced for unarmed burglary (15.6 percent), first-degree sexual assault (9.5 percent), armed robbery (8.9 percent), and drug violations (8.6 percent). Crimes by women most frequently involved forgery (14.4 percent), drug violations (13.5 percent), theft (12 percent), and first-degree murder (7.2 percent). About 30 percent of men were classified solely as property offenders, 60 percent as assaultive offenders, 20 percent as sex offenders, and 13 percent as drug offenders. Among women, 40 percent were classified only as property offenders, 40 percent were assaultive offenders, 19 percent were drug offenders, and 8 percent were sex offenders. Men were serving an average sentence of 11.3 years, while the average sentence of women was 7 years. Statistics are provided that reflect geographic crime rates in Wisconsin; offender age, place of birth, disability, and education; and offender enrollment in substance abuse treatment and educational programs. 17 tables