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Proactive Disclosure
Ten-Year Status Report on Women’s Corrections
1996-2006
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Profile of Women
Offenders
(Offender Management System as of March 12, 2006)
There are 909 federal women offenders, either incarcerated
or on conditional release.
Incarcerated |
Conditional Release |
| 44% (401) incarcerated women |
56% (508) women on conditional release. |
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Age
- 2% are under 20 years of age
- 38% are 21-30
- 34% are 31-40
- 19% are 41-50
- 7% are 51+
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Age
- 1% are under 20 years of age
- 24% are 21-30
- 26% are 31-40
- 29% are 41-50
- 20% are 51+
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Ethnic Origin
- 57% Caucasian
- 31% Aboriginal
- 5% Black
- 4% Other
- 3% Asiatic
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Ethnic Origin
- 61% Caucasian
- 19% Aboriginal
- 10% Black
- 5% Other
- 5% Asiatic
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Sentence Length
- 51% serving under 4 years
- 19% serving 4-5 years
- 10% serving 6-10 years
- 2% serving 11 years+
- 18% serving life sentences
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Sentence Length
- 53% serving under 4 years
- 15% serving 4-5 years
- 13% serving 6-10 years
- 3% serving 11 years+
- 16% serving life sentences
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Security Classification
- 34% - minimum security
- 45% - medium security
- 10% - maximum security
- 11% - Intake Assessment/unclassified
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