If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. · . AsTATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Otis R. Bowen, M.D. 804 STATE OFFICE BUILDING GOVERNOR 100 NORTH SENATE AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Robert P. Heyne 46204 COMMISSIONER Board of Correction December 19, (~? William D. Bontrager CHAIRMAN Elkhart, Ind. TO: The Reader Ronald H. Hull, M.D. VICE-CHAIRMAN Indianapolis, Ind. FROI'I: Ronald R. Vail, Coordinator, Research and Statistics J. David Baker RE: V<An I\nalysis of Time Served by Sentence Length for the MEMBER Indiana State Prison. Indianapolis, Ind.· Arthur P. Coblentz You will find attached copies of five recently conducted studies MEMBER of time served by sentence length at the Indiana State Prison. Liberty Mills, I nd, These studies are of the follO\·Jing sentences; (1) Life, (2) 2-10 ,~ years, (3) 1-10 years, (4) 2-5 years, and (G) 1-5 years. Robert A. Keller, Ph.D I\t the present time the Research Division is conducting a similar MEMBER project for those inmates receiving parole authorization from the Hanover, Ind. Indiana Refol11latory. This series of studies will b.e completed in the near future. Similar studies are planned for those inmates Miss Therese·Maria Razzini authorized for parole from the Indiana Youth Center and the Indiana MEMBER I-Iomen's Prison. It is anticipated these studies \-,i11 be completed East Chicago, Ind. within the next few weeks. John W. White MEMBER The present studies were conducted with the assistance of Miss Florence Indianapolis, Ind. r'1ulis graduate student from Indiana State University, and r1r. James Hague, Indiana Parole Goard Assistant. cPcn.~Jc~~? ();J Ronald R. Vail Coordi na tor I~esearcll and Statistics I. - RRV: 10 ,r.. t tac hlllcn t \ AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EAIPLOYER \/ ~ ._~_L-. --- -- ------ -- -- AN AN/\LYSIS OF rr~STITUTImIAL nt·1E SERVED HI THE INDIMlf\ DEPARnlENT OF CORRECTIOn f3Y INtlATES \~ITII A LIFE SENTU1CE -INDIAnA STATe PRISOfl- The primary goal of this study \Vas to detennine the average length of institutional time served in the Indiana Department of Correction by inmates at the Indiana State Prison who had a Life sentence and who received parole authorization. There 'd(:re tV/enty-fi ve (25) inmates with a 1 ife sentence authori zed for par'ole from the Indiana State Prison from January, 1975, through October, 1975. All tl</enty-five (25) inmates served as subjects in this study. The data for the study was obtained from the "minutes" of the Indiana Parole Board and from the Central Office packets of the subjects. The follol'/ing infonllation ViaS collected; (1) the inmate's file number, (2) the inmate's month and year of admission into the Indiana Depart- 'l11ent of Correction, (3) the month and year the inmate \'las authorized for parole, (4) the inmate's ethnic group, and (5) the most serious commiting offehse of the inmate. This infomation I</as analyzed to determine; (1) the average length of institutional time served in the Indiana Department of Correction by inmates authorized for parole from the Indiana State Prison who had a Life sentence, (2) the range of time served by all subjects in this study, (3) the ethnic breakdown of the subjects in this study, (4) the average (mean) 'length of time served by the \-Ihite inmates in this study, (5) the range of time served by the \oJhite inmates in this study, (6) the average (mean) length of time served by the Glack inmates in this study, and (7) the range of time served by the Black inmates in this study. In this study (Life sentence) the following results were obtained: Average Length of Time Served by All Subjects 19 years, 8.8 months (standal"d deviation of 8 years, 2.99 months) Range of Time Served ~ Subjects Shortest - 1 year and 2 month:; Longest - 3~;" yeats and no ii'0nths \'ihite = 68:'; 131 ack -,; 32% ~.yera9r. LCI1;J til of Ti mc_.2.etv~JlJ2y_J'lIl'U_~Jubje~ts 21 years and 3.9 months (standard deviation of 8 years and 9.6 months) Bange of Length of Time Served by Hhite Subjects Shortest - 1 year and 2 months Longest - 35 years and no months Averaqe Length of Time Served by Black Subjects 16 years and 4.4 months (standard deviation of 6 years and 1.4 months) Range of Length of Ti~e Served by Black Subjects Shortest - 10 years and 5 months Longest - 26 years and 5 months ApDendix A contains a listing of the data collected (minus inmate file number) for this study. I APPErmIX A HIDIN1/\ ST/\TE PRISOII LIFE SE(lTEI1CE ~lonth/Year Admi tted 110n th/Year to Indiana Department Authorized of Correction fo)' Pa ro 1e Ethnic Group 1lost Serious CornmitinQ Offense: r~a'y , 1965 October, 1975 Black 2nd Degree Murder April, 1 :)52 October, "1975 \-111; te 1st Degree Murder Ilay, 1956 Augus t, 1975 Hhite Robbery (Physical Injury Inflicted) April , 1974 June, 1975 vlh i te r1urder June, 1963 August, 1975 Black 2nd Dea ree 11urder November, 1956 October, 1975 \,Ihi te 2nd Degree Murder October, 1941 AU~Just, 1975 \-Jh; te 1st Degree Murder January, 1942 June, 1975 I'lhi te Rape July, 196 11 t·lay, 1975 \~hite 2nd Degree 11urder Ha t'ch , 1964 Apri 1 , 1975 Dl ack 2nd Degree Murder { Apr; 1 , 1961 August, 1975 vIlli te 2nd Degree Murder r·la rcll, 1%6 April , 1975 fJ 1ack 2nd De~Jree 11urder September, 1947 /\pril , 1975 Hhi te 2nd Degl'ee l1urder 11ay, 1946 April , 1975 vJh i te 2nd Degree Murder April , 1940 April , 1975 Hhite 1 s t Degree tlurder December, 1950 January, 1975 Black 1st Degree Murder August, 1948 JarllJa ry, 1975 81 ack l\i dna p'pi n9 ~lay , 1952 t·lay, 1975 Hhi te 1st Degree ilurdet ~larch , 1954 nay, 1975 I-Ih; te 1st Degree flurder tlay, 195G t1ay, 1975 \-Ih; te 1 st Degree 11urder lJune, 1961 t·lay, 1975 Black 1st Degree Ilurder Month/Year A~nitted !'10nth/Yeat to Indiana Department Authori zed of Co rrec ti on '------... ----_.. _---- Lor f~a ro tEl. EtJln i c Gr.o...l12.. ~1ost Serious Conmlitinq Oft~l.~ August, 1961 t1ay,1975 Black 2nd Degtee Murder Apri 1) 1956 June, 1975 White 2nd Degree Murder October, 1961 September, 1975 White 2nd Degtee Murder r~ay, 1955 January) 1975 \'Ih; te 1st Degree Murder ", ------------------------------------------------------~ All Al'IAL YSIS OF HISTITUTIOW\L TItlE SERVED HI TilE HlDIANA DEPARTtlEtlT OF CORRECTION BY ll!1l1\TES \HTH A SErlTENCE LErlGTII OF 2-10 YEl\RS - HlDIAllA STATE PRISON- The primary goal of this study was to determine the averaoe length of institutional time served in the Indiana Department of Correction by inmates at the Indiana State Prison who had a sentence length of 2-10 years and who had received parole authorization. There v/ere eight (8) inmates \'IHh a singular sentence of 2-10 years authorized for parole from the Indiana State Prison from January, 1975, through October, 1975. All eight inmates served as subjects in this study. The data for the study \'las obtained from the "minutes" of the Indiana Parole Board and from the Central Office packets of the SUbjects. The following information was collected; (1) the inmate's file nwnber, (2) the inmate's month and year of admi ssion into the Indi ana Department of Correction, (3) the month and year the inmate was authorized for parole, (4) the inmate's ethnic group, and (5) the most serious commiting offense of the inmate. This information vias analyzed to detennine; (1) the average length of institutional time served in the Indiana Department of Correction by inmates authorized for parole from the Indiama State Prison \'/ho had a sentence length of 2-10 years, (2) thl:! range of time served by all subjects in this study, (3) the ethnic breakdown of the subjects in this study, (4) the aver­ age (mean) length of time served by the White inmates in this studys (5) the range of time served by the White inmates in this study, (6) the average (mean) length of time served by the Black inmates in this study, and (7) the range of time served by the Black inmates in this study. In this study (sentence length of 2-10 years) the following results were obta i ned: Average Length of Time Served by All Subject~ 1 year and 3.5 months (standard deviation of 5.7 months) Range of Time Served by All Subjects Shortest - 9 months Longest - 2 years and 1 month Ethnic Breakdown of Subjects \'1 11 i te = 12% Black = 88% \ i Average Length of Time Serve..9....!2Y- ~Jhite Subjects \ There vias one I'/hite subject in this study. He served 1 year and no months. Ranf}e of Leng.th of Time Served by l'Illite Subjects See above Average Length of Time Served by Black Subjects 1 year and 4 months (standard deviation of 6.0 months) Range of Length of Time Serve~ [31 ack Subjects Shortest - 9 months Longest - 2 years and 1 month Appendix A contains a listing of the data collected (minus subject's file number) for this study. \ APPENDIX A rrmIAI1A STI\TE PRISOII SEI'lTEtlCE LEnGTH OF 2-10 YEARS Month/Year Admitted I-lonth/Year to Indi ana Department Authori zed of Correct ion for Parole Ethn.i9 Group_ nost Serio~s Commiting Offense December, 1973 Februa ry, 1975 Black Possession of Heroine r1arch, 1974 February, 1975 f31ack Violation of 1935 Narcotics I\ct Apri 1, 1971 April, 1975 Black Possession of Narcotic Drug September, 1974 June, 1975 131 ack Violation of 1935 Narcotics Act September, 1973 June, 1975 Black Violation of 1935 Narcotics Act October, .1973 June, 1975 Black Violation of 1935 Narcotics Act July, 1974 July, 197G lIh ite Possession of Controlled Substance September, 1974 October, 1975 Black Vo1ation of 1935 narcotics Act \ 1\1'/ Ail/XL YSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL TII,lE SERVED Itl TilE IllDIAllA DEPI\RTf.1ENT OF CORRECTION !3Y HH1ATES WITH A SENTENCE LENGTH OF 1-10 YEARS -INDIANA STATE PRISON- The primary goal of this study was to determine the average length of institutional time served in the Indiana Department of Correction by inmates at the Indiana State Prison v/ho had a sentence length of 1-10 years and who had received parole authorization.