INCARCERATION STATISTICS

The United States incarcerates more people than any country in the world, including the far more populous nation of China. At the start of the new year, the American penal system held more than 2.3 million adults. China was second, with 1.5 million people behind bars, and Russia was a distant third with 890,000 inmates, according to the latest available figures. Beyond the sheer number of inmates, America also is the global leader in the rate at which it incarcerates its citizenry, outpacing nations like South Africa and Iran. In Germany, 93 people are in prison for every 100,000 adults and children. In the U.S, the rate is roughly eight times that, or 750 per 100,000. A Snapshot of Prison Growth - PEW CENTER ON THE STATES http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/One%20in%20100.pdf The United States has the highest prison population rate in the world, some 738 per 100,000 of the national population, followed by Russia (611), St Kitts & Nevis (547), U.S. Virgin Is. (521), Turkmenistan (c.489), Belize (487), Cuba (c.487), Palau (478), British Virgin Is. (464), Bermuda (463), Bahamas (462), Cayman Is. (453), American Samoa (446), Belarus (426) and Dominica (419) Kings College London - International Centre for Prison Studies - World Population List (Seventh Edition) http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/downloads/world-prison-pop-seventh.pdf The Office of Research and Planning reports: The State of Michigan prison population has declined to 43,455 as of July 2011. Population declined by 8,099 from its peak in just over 4 year MDOC OCA Biannual Report Sept. 2011 - Page 4 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/corrections/OCA_Biannual_Report_Sept_2011_364023_7.pdf (Approximately 53,875) of probationers under the Department of Corrections supervision in 2010. MDOC OCA Biannual Report Sept. 2011 - Page 7 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/corrections/OCA_Biannual_Report_Sept_2011_364023_7.pdf Still, the Corrections Department, with an annual budget nearing $2 billion, consumes one-quarter of the annual General Fund budget. As the Center for Michigan reported last year, the state continues to devote more of its budget to corrections than other Great Lakes region states and most of the rest of the nation, no matter which metrics are used, according to recent studies by the National Association of State Budget Officers, the Pew Charitable Trusts and other non-profit organizations. Bridge - News and Analysis From The Center of Michigan Learning From Prison Cuts In Other States http://bridgemi.com/2011/08/learning-from-prison-cuts-in-other-states/ A closer look at all offenders released from Michigan prisons reveals that parole revocations for both new crimes and technical violations are at their lowest level since record keeping began 23 years ago. In 2009, there were 195 revocations for every 1,000 parolees101 were for technical violations and 94 were for new crimes. A decade earlier, that figure was 344 revocations per 1,000 parolees246 for technical violations and 98 for new criminal convictions. State of Recidivism: Success Stories http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=85899358529#turning ANN ARBOR, Mich. Roughly 65 percent of Michigan prisoners diagnosed with a severe psychiatric illness did not receive treatment while incarcerated, a new University of Michigan study found. The purpose of the U-M study was to independently assess how many prisoners suffered mental illness and how many of those diagnosed inmates actually received treatment within the correctional system, said Brant Fries, principal investigator of the study and professor of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health. Majority of mentally ill inmates dont get treatment April 7, 2011 http://ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7620

Programming for Parole-Eligible Prisoner The Department revealed that over 1,000 prisoners currently past their earliest release date have not completed parole eligible required programming despite the need. Page 15 Conference reduces funding for prisoner education programs by $3.6 million. Senate had assumed $10.0 million in savings in this area. Page 15 Sec. 505. Mental Health Awareness Training REVISED Eliminates current law requirement that all staff having direct contact with prisoners and employed within correctional facilities attend at least one mental health awareness training session. Current law language regarding custody staff training is maintained. Page 18 CORRECTIONS: FY 2011-12 Summary: Conference Report Article V, House Bill 4526 (H-3) CR-1 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/budget/2011-HLA-4526-8_361147_7.pdf