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Overview of Rhode Island's Correctional System Rhode Island

The Jail System

A single jail is operated by the state DOC for all pre-trial offenders. The facility, called Intake Service Center, has a capacity of 1,148.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Corrections is a unified system, there are no county jails. The DOC operates 5 prisons for men, 2 facilities for women, and a jail. There were 4,018 inmates in 2007 and a staff of 1,502.

The Community Corrections System

Probation & Parole is under the DOC's Div. of Rehabilitative Services. The agency supervised 26,137 probationers and 462 parolees in 2007.
2007 Crime Rate for Rhode Island
The crime rate in Rhode Island is about 24% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 92% of the crime rate in Rhode Island which is 20% lower than the national rate. The remaining 6.1% are violent crimes and are about 51% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Rhode Island compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Rhode Island National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 2,850 3,731
Violent Crimes 227 467
Property Crimes 2,623 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Rhode Island has 31,250 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 23% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Rhode Island National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,357 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Rhode Island has a rate 47% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Rhode Island National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 235 447
2007 Probationers
Rhode Island has a rate 41% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Rhode Island National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 3,167 1,863
2007 Parolees
Rhode Island has a rate 82% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Rhode Island National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 56 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 18% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Rhode Island National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 5.5% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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