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Revocation Rates
The department has been comparing offenders sentenced to prison
or jail to the number of offenders placed on community
supervision by the courts since 1990. Sentencing reform
legislation introduced in the 73rd Legislature increased time in
prison for offenders sentenced for aggravated offenses and
increased sentencing of offenders into community supervision and
substance abuse treatment.
Offenders sentenced to prison and jail have decreased overall
since 1990, reaching a five year low in fiscal year ‘95 of
26.7 percent. In FY ‘00 there was a decrease from the previous
year to 29.3. There was a decrease of two individuals sentenced to
felony community supervision. Due to continued
utilization of State Jail facilities, individuals sentenced to
State Jail have continued to increase. The following table
compares felony sentencing rates from FY ‘95 through FY ‘99:
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Felony
Sentencing Rates
Fiscal Years '95 - '00
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FY'95
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FY'96
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FY'97
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FY'98
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FY'99
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FY'00 |
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Community
Supervision
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340
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325
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415
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453
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430
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428 |
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Jail
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44
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45
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49
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29
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28
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37 |
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State
Jail
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NA
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NA
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23
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114
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156
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169 |
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TDCJ-ID
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140
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143
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218
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199
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223
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177 |
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Rate
to TDCJ-ID
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29.1
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30.5
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34.4
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30.5
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34.2
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29.3 |
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Rate to ID/SJ/CJ
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26.7
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36.6
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41.1
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43
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48.6
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48.7 |
Comparison of felony revocation rates:
There has been a decline of offenders
revoked to the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice (prison) in the last three years. In FY ‘00
the revocation rate to prison declined slightly to 4.2%. There
was a decline in FY ‘97 to 6.6%, ‘98 to 5.8%, and '99 to
4.8%. This may be due to the increased use of community
resources and the Continuum of Sanctions and the increased
presence of State Jail Felony offenses.
State Jail Felony offenders that have been revoked have been tracked since FY
‘96. That year, only 17 individuals were revoked to a State
Jail. The number of individuals revoked to a State Jail has
increased considerably. The numbers increased 47% from FY ‘96
- ‘97, 116% from ‘97 - ‘98, 70% from ‘98 - ‘99. The
numbers stabilized in FY '00, increasing by two individuals.
Of the offenders that were revoked off felony caseloads, 20 were
revoked as a result of a subsequent felony conviction and 16 as
a result of a misdemeanor conviction. The following table
compares average direct caseload size, revokes to TDCJ-ID and
County Jail since 1994, and revokes to State Jail since 1996:
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Felony
Revocation Rates
Fiscal
Years '95 - '00
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FY'95
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FY'96
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FY'97
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FY'98
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FY'99
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FY'00 |
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Caseload
Size
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1,596
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1,703
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1,821
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1,986
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2,077
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2,268 |
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Revokes
to ID (Prison)
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86
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137
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121
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116
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100
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99 |
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Revokes to County Jail
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13
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10
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12
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13
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7
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3 |
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Revokes to State
Jail
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NA
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17
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25
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54
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92
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94 |
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Prison Revocation Rate
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5.4
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8
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6.6
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5.8
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4.8
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4.2 |
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Revocation
Rate to ID/SJ/CJ
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6.2
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9.6
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8.7
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9.2
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9.6
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8.0 |
Reducing incarceration
The department has continued to provide effective supervision in
the community, as evidenced by the low number of offenders who
were convicted of subsequent offenses while on community
supervision and the number of offenders revoked off felony
caseloads. While the department maintained an average monthly
caseload size of 2,268 offenders, only 36 felons were convicted
of subsequent offenses. Considering the high risk population and
the large number of offenders that are being supervised, this
number is very low.
Additionally, 162 felons successfully completed community
supervision while 403 defendants were served in the pre-trial
release program, representing a substantial incarceration cost
savings. The Electronic Monitoring Program (house arrest) served
106 pre-trial defendants, 93 felony offenders, and 11
misdemeanor offenders in FY ‘00. Of the 210 offenders served
on electronic monitoring, 67% (110) successfully completed the
program.
Another successful diversion program in Williamson County is the
Central Texas Treatment Center (CTTC), a substance abuse
treatment facility primarily for alcohol and drug related
offenses. The CTTC served 229 offenders in FY ‘00;
successfully graduating 140 (88%) residents. The residents
completed 49,495 community service restitution hours; and a
comprehensive educational curriculum was delivered to 77
residents. Residents earned 19 General Education Development (GED)
certificates through the Education Acceleration Program (EAP).
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