Statistics, Demographics, Statistical Research
Articles and/or groups relating to statistics, reports of demographics, and statistical research
May 19, 2008 - 2:06pm
| Number of Prisons | 14 Prisons – The newest, Deer Ridge in Madras, opened in 2007 with a capacity of 1,867 beds.
| | Number of Prisoners | 13,614 people as of May 1, 2008. | | Women Prisoners | 1,073 of Oregon’s prisoners were women as of May 1, 2008. | Future Prisons
| A new prison at Junction City will have 1,794 beds. Construction start date will be summer 2009. | | State Population | 3,700,758 (based on 2006 estimates from the US Census) | | DOC Budget | The Department of Corrections budget for the 2007-09 biennium is approximately $1.3 billion. | | DOC Website | The ODOC website has extensive statistics, policy and budget information, along with visiting information organized by prison. Some statistics are updated monthly. | | Newspapers | The main newspapers in the state that cover stories related to prisons and Corrections policy are the Oregonian and the Statesman Journal. You can see a fairly complete list of Oregon newspapers here. | | Racial Disparity | Although Black/African-American people make up less than 2% of Oregon's population, they make up 10% of Oregon's prison population. |
June 25, 2007 - 2:01pm
| Number of Prisons | 13 prisons and work centers, including 1 prison operated for profit by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). As of December 2006, IDOC was sending 450 prisoners out-of-state. | Number of Prisoners
| 7,124 as of December, 2006 according to DOC. | | Women Prisoners | About 11% of Idaho's prisoners are women according to IDOC (above national average of 7%). | | State Population | 1,466,465 (based on 2006 estimates from the US Census) | DOC Budget
| The Department of Correction's current annual budget is $118.5 million (2006 fiscal year). | DOC website
| Much of this information is from the IDOC website and Quick Facts sheet. The site also has a page focused on visiting. |
November 21, 2005 - 3:16pm
| Number of Prisons | 2 prisons and prisoners held in some county jails on a contract basis | | Number of Prisoners | According to the Salt Lake Tribune, there were over 6,100 prisoners in UT as of April, 2005. | | Women Prisoners | This figure is not reported by UDOC on their website. | | State Population | State Population: 2,389,039 (based on 2004 figures from the US Census) | | DOC Budget | Not available on their website. | | DOC website | http://www.corrections.utah.gov The site has minimal statistical or budget information. There is visiting information on the site. | | Death Penalty? | Yes, Utah sentences people to death. | |
| Newspapers | The main newspapers in the state that cover stories related to prisons and Corrections policy are the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune. You can see a fairly complete list of Utah newspapers here. | |
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March 6, 2008 - 9:42am
In Idaho, 7,382 people are in prison or county jail. Around 13,000 people in the state are on probation or parole.
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