Number, Average Sentence Length, and Average Age of Inmates Admitted to the South Carolina Department of Corrections by Race and Sex (Fiscal Years 1996-2007)

Number of Inmates Admitted

	White Male	Black Male^1/	Other Male	White Female	Black Female^1/	Other Female	Total
FY 1996	2,865	6,913	N/A	368	711	N/A	10,857
FY 1997	2,974	6,758	N/A	373	744	N/A	10,849
FY 1998	3,005	7,136	N/A	433	747	N/A	11,321
FY 1999	3,097	6,948	N/A	492	802	N/A	11,339
FY 2000	2,954	6,783	N/A	482	786	N/A	11,005
FY 2001	3,193	7,315	N/A	503	723	N/A	11,734
FY 2002	3,554	7,929	N/A	606	752	N/A	12,841
FY 2003	3,853	8,309	N/A	671	867	N/A	13,700
FY 2004	3,797	8,098	N/A	681	797	N/A	13,373
FY 2005	3,830	7,607	205	798	777	17	13,234
FY 2006	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13,397
FY 2007	4,079	7,960	271	896	680	20	13,906

	White Male	Black Male^1/	Other Male	White Female	Black Female^1/	Other Female	Total
FY 1996	5y 4m	5y 9m	N/A	2y 9m	3y 1m	N/A	5y 3m
FY 1997	4y 9m	5y 7m	N/A	2y 5m	3y 0m	N/A	5y 0m
FY 1998	4y 11m	5y 3m	N/A	2y 5m	3y 2m	N/A	4y 10m
FY 1999	4y 10m	5y 2m	N/A	2y 9m	3y 0m	N/A	4y 9m
FY 2000	4y 8m	4y 11m	N/A	2y 11m	2y 10m	N/A	4y 7m
FY 2001	4y 9m	4y 11m	N/A	3y 0m	2y 7m	N/A	4y 8m
FY 2002	4y 3m	4y 11m	N/A	2y 9m	2y 8m	N/A	4y 5m
FY 2003	4y 6m	4y 9m	N/A	2y 10m	2y 7m	N/A	4y 5m
FY 2004	4y 4m	4y 9m	N/A	2y 7m	2y 5m	N/A	4y 4m
FY 2005	4y 3m	4y 4m	5y 4m	2y 6m	2y 6m	2y 5m	4y 1m
FY 2006	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4y 2m
FY 2007	3y 11m	4y 7m	4y 7m	2y 4m	2y 5m	4y 7m	4y 2m

	White Male	Black Male^1/	Other Male	White Female	Black Female^1/	Other Female	Total
FY 1996	31	29	N/A	31	31	N/A	29
FY 1997	31	29	N/A	32	32	N/A	30
FY 1998	31	29	N/A	32	32	N/A	30
FY 1999	31	29	N/A	33	33	N/A	30
FY 2000	31	29	N/A	33	33	N/A	30
FY 2001	32	29	N/A	33	33	N/A	30
FY 2002	31	30	N/A	33	33	N/A	31
FY 2003	32	30	N/A	33	33	N/A	31
FY 2004	32	30	N/A	33	34	N/A	31
FY 2005	32	30	28	33	34	31	31
FY 2006	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32
FY 2007	33	32	31	34	35	33	32

1/: Prior to Fiscal Year 2005, Other Males were included with Black Males and Other Females were included with Black Females.

2/: Average Sentence Length does not include inmates with life, death, or YOA sentences.

Source: South Carolina Department of Corrections, Statistical Reports. Percent change calculations by Office of Research and Statistics.