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1 Jodi M. Brown, et al., Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1996 1 (1999)

handle is hein.agopinions/felssc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: of Justice rograms Qt~ I May 1999, NCJ 173939 Felony Sentences in State ourts, 1996 CutBy Jodi M. Brown- Patrick A. Langan, Ph.D. and David J. Levin BJd DaistJ.Levn * State courts convicted 997,970 - The average sentence length to BJS Statisticians adults of a felony in 1996. That total State prison has decreased since 1996 State courts convicted almost represents an average growth of 1988, but felons sentenced in 1996 8,000 adults of a felony. Thirty-eight approximately 5% every year since were likely to serve more of that percent of convicted felons were 1988 (667,366). sentence before release. sentenced to a State prison, and 31e% Drug offenders were 35% of felons - Trial convictions accounted for 9% were sentenced to a local jail (usually convicted in State courts in 1996. of felony convictions in 1996. Guilty for a year or less). The remaining 31% Property offenders made up 30%; pleas accounted for the remaining with ntcjail tprison time to serve. violent offenders, 17%; those 91%. Since 1988 guilty pleas have These findings come from a survey convicted of weapons offenses and remained at about 90% of felony that is done every 2 years and that other nonviolent crimes made up the convictions. provides the only detailed description rest (18%). of the sentences felons receive in State * Nationally, of the felons convicted in courts nationwide. * State courts sentenced 38% of 1996, 54% were white, 44% were convicted felons to a State prison, black, and 2% were other races. The National Judicial Reporting Program 31% to a local jail, and 31% to straight average age of felons convicted in probation with no jail or prison time to State courts in 1996 was 31. The National Judicial Reporting serve. Program (NJRP) compiles detailed ' Females account for an increasing information on the sentences and e The 38% of convicted felons given a portion of felons convicted in State characteristics o convicted felons. prison sentence in 1996 was the courts. In 1988, females were 13% of Previous surveys of felony sentencing lowest percentage in all the years that convicted felons; in 1996, 16%. in State courts were conducted in the survey has been conducted. 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, and 1994.' e In 1996 the average time from arrest * The average sentence to local jail to sentencing was just over 7 months was 6 months. The average proba- (219 days). Possibly because of See Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1986, tion sentence was almost 3% years. increased workload (977,970 cases 19C 115210, February 1989; Felony Sentences Afiewsm State Courts, 1988, NCJ 126923, December A fine was imposed on 20% of in 1996 versus 667,366 in 1988), 90; Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1990, convicted felons, restitution on 14%, courts took an average of 11 days Sta 140o1u86, March 1993; Felo Sentences in community service on 6%, and treat- longer to process cases in 1996 than and Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1994, ment was ordered for 6%. in 1988. NCJ 163391, January 1997. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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