Washington State Data Book: The people, the economy, and the government of Washington State State of Washington Office of Financial Management

Adult Correctional Institutions Inmate Population

Sources:
Department of Corrections
Caseload Forecast Council

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ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
INMATE POPULATION SUMMARY
End of
State
Fiscal Year1
Total
Inmates
Inmates by Type of Offense Admissions Releases
Person Non-Person Drugs Violators Total6 Other7 Total8 Other9
1990 -- 4,873 1,251 1,322 -- 4,209 -- 3,199 --
1991 -- 5,383 1,537 1,922 -- 4,380 -- 3,046 --
1992 -- 5,814 1,887 2,293 -- 4,762 -- 3,566 --
1993 -- 5,982 1,643 2,677 -- 4,751 -- 4,247 --
1994 -- 6,241 1,733 2,667 -- 4,829 -- 4,448 --
1995 -- 6,826 1,783 2,834 -- 5,275 -- 4,485 --
1996 -- 7,264 1,816 3,028 -- 5,378 -- 4,623 --
1997 -- 7,872 1,864 2,999 -- 5,676 -- 4,940 --
1998 -- 8,648 2,174 3,028 -- 6,241 -- 5,002 --
1999 -- 8,840 2,350 3,105 -- 6,279 -- 5,574 --
2000 -- 9,186 2,416 3,114 -- 6,243 -- 6,063 --
2001 -- 9,444 2,641 3,222 -- 6,958 -- 6,331 --
2002 -- 9,675 3,005 3,334 -- 7,250 1,495 6,630 1,484
2003 -- 9,573 3,191 3,435 -- 7,765 3,567 7,220 3,626
2004 17,229 10,330 2,968 3,251 680 8,676 6,478 8,304 6,097
2005 17,580 10,575 3,090 2,987 928 8,448 12,594 8,260 11,838
2006 17,905 10,996 3,070 2,933 906 8,757 16,273 8,600 14,919
2007 18,471 10,945 3,041 2,661 1,824 8,498 18,183 8,352 17,320
ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
INMATE POPULATION SUMMARY
End of
State
Fiscal Year1
Total Inmates Inmates by Where Confined Prison Operating Capacity3,5
Work/Pre-Release2 In-State Prison3 In-State Rented Jail Beds4 Out-of-State Beds4
1990 -- 701 6,745 -- -- 6,547
1991 -- 870 7,972 -- -- 6,550
1992 -- 1,149 8,845 -- -- 7,279
1993 -- 869 9,433 -- -- 8,440
1994 -- 922 9,719 -- -- 9,006
1995 -- 1,053 10,390 -- -- 9,788
1996 -- 1,069 11,039 -- -- 10,053
1997 -- 1,040 11,695 -- -- 10,563
1998 -- 1,036 12,814 -- -- 11,529
1999 -- 822 13,473 -- -- 11,828
2000 -- 980 13,736 -- -- 12,587
2001 -- 1,065 14,242 -- -- 12,867
2002 -- 609 15,405 -- -- 13,262
2003 -- 619 15,580 -- -- 13,262
2004 17,229 649 16,046 302 232 15,341
2005 17,580 720 15,810 526 524 15,002
2006 17,905 665 15,447 829 964 15,014
2007 18,471 683 15,930 822 1,036 15,222

1Population for June 30 of the fiscal year.
2Includes work training release and pre-release facilities for 1988 through 2001. for 2002 onward, includes work training release only.
3In 2002, the DOC began counting pre-release facilities among the Total Confinement/Prison Inmates.
4In 2004, the DOC began reporting contracted bed space to house DOC offenders at in-state county jails and at out-of-state rented beds.
5Operational capacity rather than rated capacity.
6Total Admissions represent entries into prison of offenders who are serving sentenced prison time.
7Other Admissions represent entries into prison of offenders who are serving Community Custody Violation time or time related to non-Washington State prison sentences.
8Total Releases represent exits of offenders who are serving sentenced prison time.
9Other Releases represent exits of offenders who are serving Community Custody Violation time or time related to non-Washington State prison sentences.

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