January 27, 2012 |
2012-R-0080 | |
OLR BACKGROUNDER: CONNECTICUT PRISON POPULATION OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS | ||
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By: Christopher Reinhart, Chief Attorney | ||
This Backgrounder provides statistics on how the prison population has changed over the last five years. It updates OLR report 2011-R-0014.
SUMMARY
On January 1, 2012, Connecticut's prison population stood at 17,023. A day earlier, the population reached its lowest total at any time during the last five years: 17,017. The sentenced population also reached its lowest point that day: 12,955 inmates
Over a five year period, from January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012, the Department of Correction's daily incarcerated population report showed that:
1. the total incarcerated population varied from a low of 17,017 inmates on December 31, 2011 to a high of 19,894 inmates on February 1, 2008;
2. the sentenced inmate population varied from a low of 12,955 on December 31, 2011 to a high of 15,465 on February 8, 2008; and
3. the unsentenced inmate population varied from a low of 3,811 on April 30, 2011 to a high of 4,772 on September 21, 2010.
TABLE
Table 1 displays the total incarcerated, sentenced, and unsentenced populations on the first of each month since January 1, 2007 and on the dates of certain events during this time period.
Table 1: Total Incarcerated, Sentenced, and Unsentenced Population Since 2007, by Month and on Selected Dates
Date |
Total Incarcerated Population |
Sentenced Population |
Unsentenced Population |
2007 | |||
January 1 |
18,903 |
14,440 |
4,463 |
February 1 |
19,147 |
14,861 |
4,286 |
March 1 |
19,010 |
14,872 |
4,138 |
April 1 |
18,989 |
14,903 |
4,086 |
May 1 |
18,973 |
14,763 |
4,210 |
June 1 |
18,939 |
14,751 |
4,188 |
July 1 |
18,892 |
14,611 |
4,281 |
● July 23 (Cheshire home invasion) |
18,864 |
14,591 |
4,273 |
August 1 |
18,875 |
14,580 |
4,295 |
September 1 |
19,125 |
14,657 |
4,468 |
● September 21 (Governor imposes temporary parole ban) |
19,194 |
14,757 |
4,437 |
October 1 |
19,414 |
14,926 |
4,488 |
November 1 |
19,828 |
15,234 |
4,594 |
December 1 |
19,714 |
15,185 |
4,529 |
2008 | |||
January 1 |
19,438 |
15,001 |
4,437 |
● January 25 (PA 08-1, January Special Session signed, most provisions take effect) |
19,820 |
15,286 |
4,534 |
● January 27 (Governor lifts parole ban) |
19,824 |
15,285 |
4,539 |
February 1 |
19,894 |
15,381 |
4,513 |
March 1 |
19,730 |
15,410 |
4,320 |
April 1 |
19,720 |
15,431 |
4,289 |
May 1 |
19,656 |
15,310 |
4,346 |
June 1 |
19,530 |
15,211 |
4,319 |
July 1 |
19,410 |
15,018 |
4,392 |
August 1 |
19,522 |
14,934 |
4,588 |
September 1 |
19,550 |
14,883 |
4,667 |
October 1 |
19,657 |
15,007 |
4,650 |
November 1 |
19,441 |
15,044 |
4,397 |
December 1 |
19,176 |
14,979 |
4,197 |
2009 | |||
January 1 |
18,978 |
14,746 |
4,232 |
February 1 |
19,107 |
14,942 |
4,165 |
March 1 |
19,060 |
15,033 |
4,027 |
April 1 |
19,069 |
14,916 |
4,153 |
May 1 |
18,905 |
14,830 |
4,075 |
June 1 |
18,754 |
14,640 |
4,114 |
July 1 |
18,891 |
14,600 |
4,291 |
August 1 |
18,829 |
14,487 |
4,342 |
September 1 |
18,873 |
14,444 |
4,429 |
October 1 |
18,818 |
14,368 |
4,450 |
November 1 |
18,641 |
14,279 |
4,362 |
December 1 |
18,395 |
14,128 |
4,267 |
2010 | |||
January 1 |
18,052 |
13,880 |
4,172 |
February 1 |
18,381 |
14,108 |
4,273 |
March 1 |
18,328 |
14,106 |
4,222 |
April 1 |
18,329 |
14,110 |
4,219 |
May 1 |
18,257 |
14,083 |
4,174 |
June 1 |
18,362 |
14,155 |
4,207 |
July 1 |
18,430 |
14,039 |
4,391 |
August 1 |
18,489 |
13,900 |
4,589 |
September 1 |
18,592 |
13,856 |
4,736 |
October 1 |
18,480 |
13,783 |
4,697 |
November 1 |
18,319 |
13,833 |
4,486 |
December 1 |
18,172 |
13,761 |
4,411 |
2011 | |||
January 1 |
17,746 |
13,578 |
4,168 |
February 1 |
17,914 |
13,796 |
4,118 |
March 1 |
17,738 |
13,760 |
3,978 |
April 1 |
17,654 |
13,733 |
3,921 |
May 1 |
17,486 |
13,672 |
3,814 |
June 1 |
17,555 |
13,614 |
3,941 |
July 1 |
17,631 |
13,591 |
4,040 |
August 1 |
17,648 |
13,524 |
4,124 |
September 1 |
17,738 |
13,481 |
4,257 |
October 1 |
17,761 |
13,601 |
4,160 |
November 1 |
17,774 |
13,602 |
4,172 |
December 1 |
17,459 |
13,310 |
4,149 |
2012 | |||
January 1 |
17,023 |
12,957 |
4,066 |
CHARTS
The charts below show on a daily basis from January 1, 2007 through January 1, 2012 the (1) total incarcerated population, (2) sentenced incarcerated population, and (3) unsentenced incarcerated population.
Chart 1: Daily Incarcerated Population, January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012
Chart 2: Daily Sentenced Population, January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012
Chart 3: Daily Unsentenced Population, January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2012
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