ANALYSIS OF LOUISIANA PRISON SYSTEM 1 Main Office: 720 Kearney St. Denver, CO Ph Wendy Naro-Ware October2012

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Louisiana vs. United States 4 KEY INDICATORSUnited StatesLouisiana STATE POPULATION Total Population (7/1/11)311,591,9174,574, year change (7/1/01 – 7/1/11)9%3% CRIME RATE (2010 Rate per 100,000) Total3, ,197 Violent Property2, , year change ( )-19%-23% PRISON POPULATION Total Inmates (State Prisons Only) 20121,402,62440, year change ( )13% State Incarceration Rate 2011 (per 100,000 pop) Inmates by Crime Type Violent53%49% Drug18%23% Property19%20% % Of State Inmates In Local Jails (2012)6%55% PAROLE POPULATION (2010)717,06626,202 Rate per 100,000 Adult Population PROBATION POPULATION (2010)4,032,81143,913 Rate per 100,000 Adult Population1,7111,285

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PRISON ADMISSIONS PER POPULATION AND ARRESTS US VS. LOUISIANA

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Prison Releases by Earning Class & Length of Stay 2011

New Legislation House Bill 994 increases the amount of diminution of sentence allowed from 35/30 goodtime days per month to 1 and a half good time days eared for every one day served. Projected to save ~4,000 beds in previous projected bedspace assessment. House Bill 1026 decreases the amount of time required for offenders convicted of a 2 nd felony before being eligible for parole release. Prior to the law, offenders convicted of a felony for the 2 nd time were eligible for parole release at 50% of sentenced served. Under HB 1026, these offenders will be eligible for releases at 33% sentenced served. Offenders convicted of a crime of violence, a sex crime or as habitual offender are not eligible for parole. Projected to save ~550 beds in previous projected bedspace assessment. House Bill 228 allows for CTPPT credits to be earned by habitual, non-sex and non-violent offenders House Bill 543 and SB 321 allow for more parole eligibility for life offenders. House Bill 1068 waives the mandatory minimum serving time for non-violent, non-sex offenders. 16

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Population Growth Drivers Low use of probation/increasing use of prison – Suggestions: Increased supervision options/components Judicial consensus/education meetings Large number of revocations returned to prison – Suggestions: Supervision graduated sanctions matrix Earned goodtime on supervision Low proportion of people released via parole – Suggestions: Expedited parole case review 6 months prior to eligibility Parole release risk instrument 18

Nevada AB 510 Bill Components Increasing in monthly goodtime eligibility Increase in lump sum credit eligibility Goodtime credits count toward faster parole eligibility Day for day credit eligibility while on supervision Parole risk release instrument and board training Results (4 years post implementation) 13.7% decrease in new court commitments to prison 12% decrease in violators admitted to prison Parole board release rate increase from 57% to 63% Prison population decrease 4.2% 19

Arkansas ACT Bill Components Increased sentencing guidelines departure reporting Reassessment of drug weight and property amounts Intermediate sanction grid for supervision violators Day for day credit eligibility while on supervision Parole risk release instrument/parole release from jail Results (6 months post implementation) 8.6% decrease in commitments to prison 30% decrease in parole violators admitted to prison 15% decrease in probation violators admitted to prison Parole board release rate increase from 43% to 52% Average prison sentence length decrease 8.4 months 70% and 50% violent offender admissions decrease 34.5% 7.1% decrease in prison population