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Parole Statistics
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BOARD DECISIONS BY CATEGORY (Releases/Interviews) |
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A-1 Violent Felonies* |
Legislative Violent Felonies** |
Drug Offenses |
Total |
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1992-93 |
47/202 (23%) |
3,817/7,421 (51%) |
6,548/8,710 (75%) |
13,456/21,802 (62%) |
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1993-94 |
62/221 (28%) |
3,974/7,690 (52%) |
7,022/9,415 (75%) |
14,232/23,035 (62%) |
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1994-95 |
42/167 (25%) |
3,547/7,316 (48%) |
6,566/8,756 (75%) |
12,925/21,611 (60%) |
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1995-96 |
24/173 (14%) |
3,516/7,851 (45%) |
6,182/8,555 (72%) |
12,178/21,541 (57%) |
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1996-97 |
15/160 (9%) |
2,878/7,533 (38%) |
6,162/8,295 (74%) |
11,400/20,698 (55%) |
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1997-98 |
19/185 (10%) |
2,129/6,442 (33%) |
6,432/8,764 (73%) |
10,930/20,470 (53%) |
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1998-99 |
14/203 (7%) |
1,131/5,592 (20%) |
5,987/10,050 (60%) |
8,992/21,316 (42%) |
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1999-00 |
16/218 (7%) |
1,049/4,896 (21%) |
5,820/8,775 (66%) |
8,734/19,251 (45%) |
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2000-01 |
8/258 (3%) |
881/4,185 (21%) |
5,632/8,063 (70%) |
8,309/17,407 (47%) |
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2001-02 |
10/235 (4%) |
682/3,328 (20%) |
4,968/7,293 (68%) |
7,415/16,142 (46%) |
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2002-03 |
10/242 (4%) |
467/2,628 (18%) |
4,482/6,796 (66%) |
6,889/15,159 (45%) |
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2003-04 |
13/265 (5%) |
441/2,371 (19%) |
4,081/5,699 (72%) |
6,413/13,617 (47%) |
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2004-05 |
9/263 (3%) |
337/2,151 (16%) |
2,588/4,244 (61%) |
4,448/11,750 (38%) |
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* Murder 1st and 2nd,
Attempted Murder 1st, Kidnapping, and Arson |
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** Other Violent
Felonies, such as Attempted Murder, Rape, Robbery and Burglary. |
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Source: Office of Policy Analysis |
The table above
shows the percentage of those release from prison by type of crime and year
following interviews
with
commissioners from the New York State Division of Parole. These data show that
the percentage of people released on parole during the Pataki era decreased
decreased from 62% of those interviewed in 1992-1993 to 38% in 2004-2005. Those
convicted of A-1 violent offense decreased from 23% in 1992-1993 to 3% in
2004-2005, while those released following convictions
on drug charges
saw the least decline (from 75% in 1992-1993 to 61% in 2004-2005).
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Year |
PAROLEES RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES |
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Rule Violations |
New
Felony Conviction |
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Original Crime:
Violent Felony |
Original Crime:
Drug Offense |
Original Crime:
Violent Felony |
Original Crime:
Drug Offense |
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1995-96 |
2,907 (39% of violators) |
2,569 (34%) |
1,190 (34% of convictions) |
1,541 (43%) |
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1996-97 |
3,146 (39%) |
2,935 (36%) |
1,118 (33%) |
1,538 (45%) |
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1997-98 |
2,826 (41%) |
2,269 (33%) |
1,037 (34%) |
1,342 (44%) |
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1998-99 |
2,812 (36%) |
2,925 (38%) |
885 (31%) |
1,356 (47%) |
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1999-00 |
2,999 (32%) |
3,927 (42%) |
695 (26%) |
1,306 (50%) |
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2000-01 |
2,541 (28%) |
4,052 (45%) |
575 (23%) |
1,355 (54%) |
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2001-02 |
2,391 (27%) |
4,222 (47%) |
488 (23%) |
1,158 (54%) |
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2002-03 |
2,281 (25%) |
4,331 (48%) |
480 (22%) |
1,156 (53%) |
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In 2002-2003,
those who's original crime was a drug offense were twice as likely to be
returned to prison
for a rule
violation or for a new felony conviction compared to those whose original crime
was a violent offense.
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