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6-20. Number, Average Sentence Length, and Average Age of Inmates Admitted to the South Carolina Department of Corrections by Race and Sex: Fiscal Years 1987 - 1997

 NUMBER/
 SENTENCE LENGTH/             WHITE     NONWHITE     WHITE     NONWHITE
 AGE                           MALE       MALE       FEMALE     FEMALE     TOTAL

 NUMBER

   FY 1987                    3,014      4,298        258        382        7,952
   FY 1988                    3,264      4,496        324        418        8,502
   FY 1989                    3,704      5,779        362        626       10,471
   FY 1990                    3,654      6,333        375        733       11,095
   FY 1991                    3,599      6,730        376        728       11,433
   FY 1992                    3,565      7,363        368        788       12,084
   FY 1993                    3,456      7,604        401        818       12,279
   FY 1994                    3,375      7,770        428        838       12,411
   FY 1995                    2,847      6,967        296        590       10,700
   FY 1996                    2,865      6,913        368        711       10,857
   FY 1997                    2,974      6,758        373        744       10,849

 AVERAGE SENTENCE LENGTH
 (y=years; m=months)

   FY 1987                   5y  1m      5y  8m      3y  2m     2y 10m     5y  3m
   FY 1988                   4y  9m      5y  8m      2y  8m     3y  4m     5y  1m
   FY 1989                   4y  5m      5y  5m      2y 11m     3y  1m     4y 10m
   FY 1990                   4y  3m      5y  2m      3y  0m     3y  2m     4y  8m
   FY 1991                   4y  5m      5y  1m      2y  7m     3y  3m     4y  8m
   FY 1992                   4y  4m      5y  5m      3y  1m     2y 10m     4y 10m
   FY 1993                   4y  5m      5y  5m      2y  5m     3y  2m     4y 10m
   FY 1994                   4y  6m      5y  4m      2y  7m     3y  0m     4y 10m
   FY 1995                   5y  4m      5y  9m      2y  9m     3y  4m     5y  5m
   FY 1996                   5y  4m      5y  9m      2y  9m     3y  1m     5y  3m
   FY 1997                   4y  9m      5y  7m      2y  5m     3y  0m     5y  0m

 AVERAGE AGE (YEARS)

   FY 1987                     30          29          30         29         30
   FY 1988                     29          28          30         30         29
   FY 1989                     30          29          30         29         29
   FY 1990                     30          29          31         30         30
   FY 1991                     30          28          31         30         29
   FY 1992                     30          29          30         29         29
   FY 1993                     31          29          30         30         29
   FY 1994                     31          29          31         30         30
   FY 1995                     31          29          30         30         29
   FY 1996                     31          29          31         31         29
   FY 1997                     31          29          32         32         30

Source: S.C. Department of Corrections, Annual Reports.

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