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Adult correctional services, admissions to provincial, territorial and federal programs
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| B.C. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| number of admissions | |||||
| Custodial and community admissions | |||||
| Total custodial admissions | 33,309 | 22,804 | 23,596 | 24,440 | 23,837 |
| Sentenced1,2 | 9,074 | 9,224 | 9,747 | 10,267 | 9,544 |
| Remand | 12,542 | 13,580 | 13,849 | 14,173 | 13,518 |
| Other statuses3 | 11,693 | .. | .. | .. | 775 |
| days | |||||
| Median sentence length1,4 | 53 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| % | |||||
| Sentenced admissions of females1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Sentenced admissions of Aboriginal persons1 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
| years | |||||
| Sentenced admissions by median age on admission1 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| days | |||||
| Median time served on remand | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| number of admissions | |||||
| Total community admissions | 13,368 | 12,635 | 12,876 | 13,050 | 13,380 |
| Probation | 9,662 | 9,244 | 9,551 | 9,928 | 10,342 |
| Conditional sentence | 3,338 | 3,074 | 3,057 | 3,113 | 3,038 |
| Provincial parole5 | 368 | 317 | 268 | 9 | .. |
| months | |||||
| Median probation order length | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| % | |||||
| Probation admissions of females | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Probation admissions of Aboriginal persons | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| years | |||||
| Probation admissions by median age on admission | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| .. : not available for a specific period of time. Note: Fiscal year (April 1 through March 31). Not all variables are applicable to or available for all jurisdictions. Inter-jurisdictional comparisons of the data should be made with caution. 1. Includes intermittent sentences. 2. British Columbia - Before 2008-2009, sentenced admissions counts included Immigration Holds. 3. Denotes pre-court lock-ups in a correctional facility which is a new category beginning in 1999/2000. 4. Excludes sentences of two years or more. 5. On April 1, 2007, the National Parole Board (NPB) assumed responsibility for parole decisions relating to offenders serving sentences in B.C.'s provincial correctional facilities. This change will result in Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) assuming supervision responsibility of paroled offenders. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 251-0002. Last modified: 2010-10-27. | |||||
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