PRISONS AND PRISONERS; STATISTICAL INFORMATION;

PRISONS AND PRISONERS - SECURITY; PRISONS AND PRISONERS - STATISTICS;

OLR Research Report


September 19, 2003

 

2003-R-0670

INMATES AGE 50 AND OVER AND RISK CLASSIFICATIONS

By: Christopher Reinhart, Associate Attorney

Michael Murphy, Office of Fiscal Analysis

You asked about the number of incarcerated men and women age 50 and over and their risk classifications.

The tables below display the information you requested, based on Department of Correction data for the prison population on September 1, 2003.

Table 1: Male Population Age 50 and Over and Risk Classification, September 1, 2003

 

Age 50

and over

Age 55

and over

Age 61

and over

Age 65

and over

Transitional Supervision

68

26

9

4

Low Security

251

90

26

8

Medium Security

363

176

83

48

High Security

307

148

57

29

Maximum Security

3

2

0

0

Total*

992

442

175

89

Table 2: Female Population Age 50 and Over and Risk Classification, September 1, 2003

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