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34 <br /> could be easily verified. The offense information shows that the bulk of felonious prison <br /> offenses are in the assaultive, property and drug categories. Among misdemeanors, the most <br /> common offenses are DWI, property offenses, assaultive offenses and motor vehicle offenses. <br /> Table 9b <br /> PRISONER PROFILE - fy 1993-94 <br /> GRI'I'ERIA ' EI <2 ]1!QSDDEMEANANT <br /> Sample size 41 39 <br /> Race and sex Black male(51%) Black male (51%) <br /> Age at admission 35 -44 (34%) 25 - 34 (33%) <br /> Length of sentence 5 years or more (71%) 2 - 3 years (46%) <br /> Occupation Class Unskilled(49%) Unskilled(38%) <br /> Alcohol Use Occasional (51%) Frequent(46%) <br /> Frequent(29%) Occasional (44%) <br /> Drug Use Occasional (41%) Never(46%) <br /> Never(27%) Occasional (41%) <br /> Education Grade 12 (29%) Grade 12 (26%) <br /> Prior incarcerations None(49%) None(44%) <br /> More than one (24%) One (28%) <br /> OFFENSE AT ADN HSSION <br /> Assaultive 24% 15% <br /> Sexual assault 10% 3% <br /> Property crime 29% 23% <br /> Drugs 32% 0 <br /> DWI 0 44% <br /> Motor vehicle 2% 13% <br /> Other 2% 2% <br /> PAROLE <br /> Offenders who commit a crime on or after October 1, 1994 will no longer have parole available <br /> to them as a release option if they are incarcerated. The information on parole is provided <br /> because those placed on parole before October 1, 1994 will be supervised by the Department of <br /> Correction. Parole caseloads are expected to decline sometime in 1995 or 1996. <br />