June 24, 2002 |
2002-R-0611 | |
PRISON POPULATION BY SENTENCE LENGTH | ||
By: George Coppolo, Chief Attorney | ||
You asked for a breakdown of Connecticut's sentenced prison population by sentence length.
The Connecticut Department of Correction provided us with the following breakdown of the prison population by sentence length. It reflects the sentenced population on March 31, 2002.
Table One: Sentenced Prisoners on March 31, 2002
by Length of Sentence
Sentence Length |
Number of Inmates |
% of Sentenced Inmates |
Less than 6 months |
842 |
5. 6 % |
6 months up to but not including 1 year |
791 |
5. 3% |
1 year up to but not including 2 years |
2059 |
13. 7% |
2 years up to but not including 3 years |
2246 |
15% |
3 years up to but not including 5 years |
3140 |
21% |
5 years up to but not including 10 years |
3088 |
20. 6% |
10 years up to but not including 20 years |
1301 |
8. 7% |
20 years up to but not including 60 years |
1144 |
7. 6% |
60 years to life |
320 |
2% |
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