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Male Jurisdiction Population

Updated monthly (3/1/2024)

  • 5,963 total males in the jurisdiction population: 5,538 criminally sentenced, 11 pre-trial detainees, and 414 civil commitments 
  • Average age of inmate was 44 years old (youngest inmate was 18 years old and oldest inmate was 89 years old)
  • 97% were serving a sentence of more than three years 
  • 76% had a violent governing offense 
  • 313 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence 

Updated annually (1/1/2023)

  • The 2017 three-year recidivism rate was 29% for the total male population 

Information Provided by Health Services Division (12/31/2023)

  • 39% were open mental health cases
  • 35% had a serious mental illness (SMI)
  • 29% were on psychotropic medication 

 

Female Jurisdiction Population

Updated monthly (3/1/2024)

  • 227 total females in the jurisdiction population: 191 criminally sentenced, 26 pre-trial detainees, and 10 civil commitments
  • Average age of inmate was 42 years old (youngest inmate was 19 years old and oldest inmate was 79 years old) 
  • 88% were serving a sentence of more than three years 
  • 70% had a violent governing offense 
  • 17 were serving a governing mandatory drug sentence

Updated annually (1/1/2023)

  • The 2017 three-year recidivism rate was 28% for the total female population 

Information Provided by Health Services Division (12/31/2023)

  • 65% were open mental health cases
  • 72% had a serious mental illness (SMI)
  • 67% were on psychotropic medication 

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