State Fact Sheets: Time Served
- Public Safety Performance Project
- Contact Krissi Jimroglou 202.540.6416
- June 6, 2012
The length of time served in prison has increased markedly over the last two decades, according to Time Served: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms, a new report from Pew's Public Safety Performance Project. Prisoners released in 2009 served an average of nine additional months in custody, or 36 percent longer, than offenders released in 1990.
See state-specific data in our collection of state fact sheets below.
- Date:
- June 6, 2012
- Contact:
- Krissi Jimroglou | 202.540.6416
- Project:
- Public Safety Performance Project
- Issues:
- Public Safety
- Report:
- Time Served
State Fact Sheets
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- State Fact Sheet
Time Served in Alabama
The average offender in Alabama released in 2009 served 2.9 years in custody, 28% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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- State Fact Sheet
Time Served in Arkansas
The average offender released in 2009 in Arkansas served 3.2 years in custody, 69% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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- State Fact Sheet
- Public Safety Performance Project
Time Served in California
The average offender released in 2009 in California served 2.9 years in custody, 51% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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- State Fact Sheet
Time Served in Colorado
The average offender released in 2009 in Colorado served 2.9 years in custody, 33% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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- State Fact Sheet
Time Served in Florida
The average offender in Florida released in 2009 served 3.0 years in custody, 166% more than the average offender released in 1990. more