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ANNUAL INMATE COUNT FOR ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (ON 12/31 OF EACH YEAR) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 26,747 28,059 29,359 31,170 32,515 33,471 35,795 37,746 39,502

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Arizona

AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY FOR PRISONERS IN ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (DAYS) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 720 743 738 704 691 692 671 670 668

chart-main-title Arizona Department of Corrections Annual Inmate Count (on 12/31) chart-axis-header 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Arizona 26747 28059 29359 31170 32515 33471 35795

2007 37746

2008 39502

chart-main-title Arizona Department of Corrections Annual Increase in Number of Inmates chart-axis-header 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Arizona 1,312 1,300 1,811 1,345 956 2,324 1,951

2008 1,756

chart-main-title Arizona Department of Corrections Average Length of Stay in Days chart-axis-header 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Arizona 720 743 738 704 691 692 671

2007 670

2008 668

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6/30/09 Arizona Department of Corrections http://www.azdps.gov/crimereport/2007_Crime_In_Arizona.pdf These data come from the Arizona Departyment of Corrections, which supervises prisoners and parolees statewide. Most inmates sent to prison have been convicted of a felony crime carrying a penalty of more than oneyear of incarceration. An exception to this are inmatesconvicted of DUI, who usually serve less than one year.The prison system has been overcrowded for at leastthe entire decade. "Overcrowded" means there are more prisoners than regularly provided beds for them.

Notes on Visual 1 Arizona's prison population has continued to grow steadily throughout the decade. The increase is driven by the influx of both offenders who commit new crimes and individuals on probation or parole who commit "technical violations," including failure to consult with probation officers and failure of a drug test. These data come from the Arizona Department of Corrections, which supervises prisoners and parolees statewide. Most inmates sent to prison have been convicted of a felony crime carrying a penalty of more than one year of incarceration. An exception to this are inmates convicted of DUI, who usually serve less than one year. The prison system has been overcrowded for at least the entire decade. "Overcrowded" means there are more prisoners than regularly provided beds for them. Notes on Visual 2 According to Arizona Department of Corrections, the spike in the number of inmates in 2006 can be partially attributed to an unusually high number of probation revocations issued that year. When a person's probation is revoked, they revert to the underlying sentence, which often is prison time. These data come from the Arizona Department of Corrections, which supervises prisoners and parolees statewide. Most inmates sent to prison have been convicted of a felony crime carrying a penalty of more than one year of incarceration. An exception to this are inmates convicted of DUI, who usually serve less than one year. The prison system has been overcrowded for at least the entire decade. "Overcrowded" means there are more prisoners than regularly provided beds for them. Notes on Visual 3

These data come from the Arizona Department of Corrections, which supervises prisoners and parolees statewide. Most inmates sent to prison have been convicted of a felony crime carrying a penalty of more than one year of incarceration. An exception to this are inmates convicted of DUI, who usually serve less than one year. The prison system has been overcrowded for at least the entire decade. "Overcrowded" means there are more prisoners than regularly provided beds for them.

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[1] Guidelines for Reusing Data: Arizona Indicators uses Google Spreadsheets to store raw data in a consistently structured manner that makes it easy to use in a variety of applications. For the greatest user control, we recommend that you save the entire workbook in Excel format before importing them into other applications. After a file or worksheet is saved locally, in any format, you will notice three rows and one column that were hidden from view in Google Spreadsheets. These header rows and key field column provide options for user customization. Header rows of varying lengths are valuable as descriptive text for most database, geographic information system (GIS), and charting & graphing software. The key field, held in the first column, is useful in most database & GIS software (the Federal Information Processing Standard code for locations is used where applicable). If you do not wish to use the header rows or key column, simply remove them before importing into an application or presentation. [2] Guidelines for Reusing Data: Arizona Indicators uses Google Spreadsheets to store raw data in a consistently structured manner that makes it easy to use in a variety of applications. For the greatest user control, we recommend that you save the entire workbook in Excel format before importing them into other applications. After a file or worksheet is saved locally, in any format, you will notice three rows and one column that were hidden from view in Google Spreadsheets. These header rows and key field column provide options for user customization. Header rows of varying lengths are valuable as descriptive text for most database, geographic information system (GIS), and charting & graphing software. The key field, held in the first column, is useful in most database & GIS software (the Federal Information Processing Standard code for locations is used where applicable). If you do not wish to use the header rows or key column, simply remove them before importing into an application or presentation.