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31 The average length of stay (ALOS) is the amount of time inmates are staying in the jail. The ALOS for 1991 was 13.8 days. This declined slightly to 12.2 days in 1992. And in 1993, the ALOS declined once again to 9.7 days. Table 3b JAIL INFORMATION 1991 1992 1993 Jail Capacity 51 51 51 Average Daily Pop. 44.1 423 4 1.31 No. Admissions, 1170 1273 1301 %Pre-trial 74% 68% 82% % Sentenced 26% 32% 18% Ave. Length of Stay 13.8 12.2 9.7 Bonds were examined to get an understanding of the ways in which pre-trial inmates are released from jail. The sample size was the number of inmates admitted during the sample period described in the bond information for Orange County. If bond information was not available it was recorded. In most cases, bond was not available because the inmate was sentenced or bond was withheld at the discretion of the judge. The average, median and mode for bond amounts was reported in 1993 only. Information could not be obtained for 1991 and 1992 because bond information could only be obtained from the jail's computer which began operation in January of 1993. Table 4b BOND INFORMATION 1991 1992 1993 Sample Size 98 102 88 Number of bonds 29 21 31 Bond info. not available 22 38 18 Median Bond n/a n/a $500 Average Bond n/a n/a $2,539 Mode of Bond n/a n/a $200 The offenses charged at the admission to the Chatham County Jail is presented in Table 5b. The information was provided for the sample period described in previous sections for the years 1991, 1992 and 1993. The table shows that property crimes, probation violations combined with failures to appear, and "other" crimes most commonly occur. DWIs have decreased while drug offenses have increased over the three year period. Public order offenses have remained very consistent. As with Orange County, percentages of federal prisoners and offenders in the jail