Returning Inmates: Closing the Public Safety Gap

Massachusetts Release Data, 1989-1999                            
(County figures based on sentenced commitments and beginning/end of year HOC inmate populations)                            
                             
COUNTY RELEASE DATA                            
Facility 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999      
Barnstable HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 92 96 114 100 110 137 181 218 229 201 197      
Sentenced commitments 470 464 439 471 488 557 665 700 669 635 546      
Daily count 12/31 96 111 101 112 132 178 222 229 203 197 206      
                             
Releases 466 449 452 459 466 516 624 689 695 639 537     37%
Berkshire HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 74 103 93 112 115 143 142 179 189 181 178      
Sentenced commitments 400 456 533 490 581 574 637 710 616 576 569      
Daily count 12/31 95 92 111 129 151 144 182 200 183 184 131      
                             
Releases 379 467 515 473 545 573 597 689 622 573 616     51%
Bristol HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 197 287 327 447 461 597 586 659 714 820 746      
Sentenced commitments 1,111 1,176 1,486 1,772 1,794 2,264 2,309 2,525 2,655 1,979 1,988      
Daily count 12/31 279 315 438 470 932 583 672 704 826 754 720      
                             
Releases 1,029 1,148 1,375 1,749 1,323 2,278 2,223 2,480 2,543 2,045 2,014     99%
Dukes HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 10 16 7 11 11 13 14 24 19 17 23      
Sentenced commitments 55 53 39 36 35 33 50 40 36 48 38      
Daily count 12/31 15 7 11 11 13 13 25 19 17 23 25      
                             
Releases 50 62 35 36 33 33 39 45 38 42 36     -16%
Essex HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 261 207 172 322 562 550 534 525 523 719 609      
Sentenced commitments 1,269 1,275 1,741 1,530 1,429 1,450 1,472 1,967 1,901 1,731 1,536      
Daily count 12/31 213 178 323 522 537 536 525 517 722 614 620      
                             
Releases 1,317 1,304 1,590 1,330 1,454 1,464 1,481 1,975 1,702 1,836 1,525     39%
Franklin HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 30 42 71 60 71 79 91 95 81 104 94      
Sentenced commitments 217 258 266 252 261 289 303 257 255 283 245      
Daily count 12/31 43 74 62 74 78 88 93 83 107 97 90      
                             
Releases 204 226 275 238 254 280 301 269 229 290 249     42%
Hampden HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 423 316 322 374 705 958 993 997 1,102 1,207 1,251      
Sentenced commitments 1,431 1,539 1,772 2,001 1,931 2,104 2,409 2,293 2,286 2,484 2,111      
Daily count 12/31 356 321 374 717 943 997 1,007 1,106 1,213 1,245 1,098      
                             
Releases 1,498 1,534 1,720 1,658 1,693 2,065 2,395 2,184 2,175 2,446 2,264     63%
Hampshire HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 198 211 205 224 212 214 216 206 220 205 174      
Sentenced commitments 361 395 406 394 392 365 401 400 413 399 310      
Daily count 12/31 207 204 225 215 214 218 205 222 207 177 189      
                             
Releases 352 402 386 403 390 361 412 384 426 427 295     21%
Middlesex HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 750 820 778 820 817 852 889 1,002 1,002 1,120 1,087      
Sentenced commitments 2,508 2,469 2,556 2,553 2,501 2,599 2,847 2,634 2,578 2,349 2,125      
Daily count 12/31 844 777 817 828 844 896 1,009 1,019 1,160 1,096 951      
                             
Releases 2,414 2,512 2,517 2,545 2,474 2,555 2,727 2,617 2,420 2,373 2,261     -2%
Norfolk HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 146 142 166 152 293 332 272 282 301 335 351      
Sentenced commitments 1,003 1,103 1,136 978 1,060 1,158 1,251 1,180 1,213 1,268 1,110      
Daily count 12/31 136 163 150 297 324 272 282 304 338 349 368      
                             
Releases 1,013 1,082 1,152 833 1,029 1,218 1,241 1,158 1,176 1,254 1,093     24%
Plymouth HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 246 273 240 245 218 241 417 448 640 735 816      
Sentenced commitments 777 806 710 780 789 711 806 1,146 1,376 1,315 1,148      
Daily count 12/31 267 239 246 224 237 420 454 643 735 818 737      
                             
Releases 756 840 704 801 770 532 769 951 1,281 1,232 1,227     63%
Suffolk HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 499 645 798 831 1,119 1,286 1,340 1,447 1,818 1,753 1,878      
Sentenced commitments 1,406 1,562 1,435 2,008 2,462 2,747 3,070 3,227 3,084 3,348 2,888      
Daily count 12/31 646 799 831 1,130 1,287 1,353 1,451 1,835 1,785 1,884 1,662      
                             
Releases 1,259 1,408 1,402 1,709 2,294 2,680 2,959 2,839 3,117 3,217 3,104     156%
Worcester HOC                            
Daily count 1/1 516 456 517 704 703 792 722 862 848 857 866      
Sentenced commitments 2,109 2,165 2,157 2,108 2,255 2,478 2,813 2,403 2,760 2,333 2,454      
Daily count 12/31 472 514 707 719 776 738 857 848 867 865 839      
                             
Releases 2,153 2,107 1,967 2,093 2,182 2,532 2,678 2,417 2,741 2,325 2,481     8%
                             
ALL COUNTIES (HOC)                            
Daily count 1/1 3,442 3,614 3,810 4,402 5,397 6,194 6,397 6,944 7,686 8,254 8,270      
Sentenced commitments 13,117 13,721 14,676 15,373 15,978 17,329 19,033 19,482 19,842 18,748 17,068      
Inmate population, 12/31 3,669 3,794 4,396 5,448 6,468 6,436 6,984 7,729 8,363 8,303 7,636      
Total County Releases 12,890 13,541 14,090 14,327 14,907 17,087 18,446 18,697 19,165 18,699 17,702     45%
                             
                             
MASSACHUSETTS RELEASE DATA                            
  1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999      
County releases 12,890 13,541 14,090 14,327 14,907 17,087 18,446 18,697 19,165 18,699 17,702      
State/DOC releases 3,737 3,835 3,293 3,410 3,613 3,763 3,662 3,047 2,982 2,829 2,919      
TOTAL RELEASES 16,627 17,376 17,383 17,737 18,520 20,850 22,108 21,744 22,147 21,528 20,621      
                             
                             
Important notes:                            
1. Total releases calculated as follows: [Total releases= Daily 1/1 + Sentenced commitments - Daily 12/31].                            
2. Sentenced commitments are total commitments for the year.