Post on 05-Jan-2016
State of WisconsinDepartment of Corrections
Arrest and Prison Population Trends by RaceASCA Director’s Symposium / September 26th, 2015Secretary Ed Wall
State of WisconsinDepartment of Corrections
“What do you intend to do to stop the unacceptable rate of racial disparity in our prison system?”
Arrest Rates by Race (2005-2014)
WI Statewide Arrests - UCR
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Adult Arrests by Race 2005-2014
White
Black
Amindian
Asian
Unknown
Year
Num
ber o
f Adu
lt A
rres
ts
WI Statewide Arrests - UCR
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
Juvenile Arrests by Race
WhiteBlackAmIndianAsianUnknown
Year
Num
ber o
f Juv
enile
Arr
ests
WI Statewide Arrests - UCR
67% White
29% Black
2%Am Indian
1% Asian
0% Unknown
2014 Juvenile Arrests by Race
74% White
21% Black
3%Am Indian
1%Asian 0%
Unknown
2014 Adult Arrests by Race
WI Statewide Arrests - UCR
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
White Arrests by Crime Category
Num
ber o
f Arr
ests
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Black Arrests by Crime Category
Violent Property Drug Society Other
Note: Charts are not on the same scale
Admissions to Prison by Race (2000-2014)
Admissions by Race & Ethnicity
Note: Admission numbers exclude temporary holds and ‘Other’ admission types. Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. There may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
White
Black
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Is-lander
Admissions by Race & Ethnicity
Admission Year
White BlackAmerican
Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
N % N % N % N % N %
2000 3,479 46.6% 3,675 49.2% 269 3.6% 49 0.7% 595 8.0%
2001 3,657 47.3% 3,772 48.8% 259 3.3% 49 0.6% 648 8.4%
2002 3,996 48.1% 3,977 47.9% 282 3.4% 50 0.6% 655 7.9%
2003 4,023 47.4% 4,146 48.8% 261 3.1% 63 0.7% 690 8.1%
2004 4,283 49.5% 3,998 46.2% 315 3.6% 64 0.7% 721 8.3%
2005 4,258 50.2% 3,864 45.6% 310 3.7% 49 0.6% 738 8.7%
2006 4,636 50.1% 4,175 45.1% 373 4.0% 66 0.7% 763 8.2%
2007 4,546 50.6% 4,008 44.6% 359 4.0% 67 0.7% 745 8.3%
2008 4,645 53.4% 3,648 41.9% 355 4.1% 52 0.6% 668 7.7%
2009 4,701 55.5% 3,373 39.8% 351 4.1% 49 0.6% 655 7.7%
2010 4,465 54.2% 3,365 40.9% 336 4.1% 65 0.8% 735 8.9%
2011 4,270 55.1% 3,098 40.0% 301 3.9% 76 1.0% 641 8.3%
2012 4,223 56.0% 2,943 39.0% 308 4.1% 65 0.9% 587 7.8%
2013 4,446 57.3% 2,974 38.3% 268 3.5% 67 0.9% 618 8.0%
2014 4,439 57.6% 2,855 37.1% 332 4.3% 77 1.0% 628 8.2%Note: Admission numbers exclude temporary holds and ‘Other’ admission types. Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. Percentages across categories will not add up to 100% as there may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
Revocation Only Admissionsby Race & Ethnicity
Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. There may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
White
Black
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Is-lander
Revocation Only Admissionsby Race & Ethnicity
Admission Year
White BlackAmerican
Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
N % N % N % N % N %
2000 1,651 44.1% 1,917 51.2% 153 4.1% 20 0.5% 230 6.1%
2001 1,784 45.0% 2,014 50.8% 142 3.6% 24 0.6% 277 7.0%
2002 1,960 46.4% 2,092 49.5% 144 3.4% 27 0.6% 277 6.6%
2003 2,084 46.4% 2,237 49.8% 144 3.2% 29 0.6% 307 6.8%
2004 2,188 48.3% 2,141 47.3% 170 3.8% 29 0.6% 348 7.7%
2005 2,304 47.5% 2,339 48.2% 186 3.8% 20 0.4% 345 7.1%
2006 2,588 47.4% 2,607 47.7% 231 4.2% 36 0.7% 371 6.8%
2007 2,623 48.2% 2,571 47.3% 216 4.0% 30 0.6% 385 7.1%
2008 2,512 51.3% 2,136 43.6% 223 4.6% 30 0.6% 318 6.5%
2009 2,680 54.5% 1,983 40.4% 227 4.6% 23 0.5% 356 7.2%
2010 2,360 52.0% 1,955 43.1% 191 4.2% 32 0.7% 324 7.1%
2011 2,222 52.7% 1,798 42.6% 173 4.1% 27 0.6% 317 7.5%
2012 2,183 53.8% 1,653 40.7% 193 4.8% 30 0.7% 271 6.7%
2013 2,250 55.2% 1,636 40.1% 164 4.0% 27 0.7% 279 6.8%
2014 2,101 56.4% 1,404 37.7% 188 5.0% 33 0.9% 250 6.7%Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. Percentages across categories will not add up to 100% as there may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
New Sentence Only Admissionsby Race & Ethnicity
Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. There may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
White
Black
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Is-lander
New Sentence Only Admissionsby Race & Ethnicity
Admission Year
White BlackAmerican
Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
N % N % N % N % N %
2000 1,324 49.3% 1,260 46.9% 76 2.8% 25 0.9% 280 10.4%
2001 1,384 49.5% 1,303 46.6% 85 3.0% 22 0.8% 298 10.7%
2002 1,491 49.1% 1,420 46.8% 106 3.5% 19 0.6% 303 10.0%
2003 1,447 49.3% 1,389 47.3% 73 2.5% 28 1.0% 317 10.8%
2004 1,484 50.1% 1,358 45.9% 89 3.0% 29 1.0% 292 9.9%
2005 1,326 53.6% 1,047 42.3% 78 3.2% 22 0.9% 285 11.5%
2006 1,402 53.0% 1,124 42.5% 90 3.4% 28 1.1% 305 11.5%
2007 1,271 54.2% 966 41.2% 82 3.5% 28 1.2% 269 11.5%
2008 1,419 57.1% 973 39.1% 77 3.1% 17 0.7% 257 10.3%
2009 1,393 58.6% 887 37.3% 78 3.3% 19 0.8% 232 9.8%
2010 1,515 57.7% 1,004 38.2% 87 3.3% 19 0.7% 315 12.0%
2011 1,495 57.5% 988 38.0% 85 3.3% 33 1.3% 257 9.9%
2012 1,516 58.6% 974 37.6% 70 2.7% 27 1.0% 250 9.7%
2013 1,601 60.1% 968 36.3% 66 2.5% 30 1.1% 272 10.2%
2014 1,643 57.4% 1,092 38.2% 96 3.4% 31 1.1% 298 10.4%Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. Percentages across categories will not add up to 100% as there may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
Revocation with New Sentence Admissions by Race & Ethnicity
Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. There may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
White
Black
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Is-lander
Revocation with New Sentence Admissions by Race & Ethnicity
Admission Year
White BlackAmerican
Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
N % N % N % N % N %
2000 504 48.2% 498 47.6% 40 3.8% 4 0.4% 85 8.1%
2001 489 49.9% 455 46.5% 32 3.3% 3 0.3% 73 7.5%
2002 545 52.1% 465 44.5% 32 3.1% 4 0.4% 75 7.2%
2003 492 46.3% 520 49.0% 44 4.1% 6 0.6% 66 6.2%
2004 611 52.1% 499 42.6% 56 4.8% 6 0.5% 81 6.9%
2005 628 54.2% 478 41.2% 46 4.0% 7 0.6% 108 9.3%
2006 646 56.5% 444 38.8% 52 4.5% 2 0.2% 87 7.6%
2007 652 54.7% 471 39.5% 61 5.1% 9 0.8% 91 7.6%
2008 714 54.4% 539 41.1% 55 4.2% 5 0.4% 93 7.1%
2009 628 53.0% 503 42.5% 46 3.9% 7 0.6% 67 5.7%
2010 590 55.2% 406 38.0% 58 5.4% 14 1.3% 96 9.0%
2011 553 59.8% 312 33.8% 43 4.7% 16 1.7% 67 7.3%
2012 524 58.7% 316 35.4% 45 5.0% 8 0.9% 66 7.4%
2013 595 58.7% 370 36.5% 38 3.8% 10 1.0% 67 6.6%
2014 695 62.3% 359 32.2% 48 4.3% 13 1.2% 80 7.2%Note: Race and ethnicity is self-reported. Identification as Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity, separate from race. Percentages across categories will not add up to 100% as there may be a number of offenders in each race category that are also Hispanic or Latino.
Most Serious Offense Admissions by Race
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
White Black
Point-in-Time Population by Race (1990 – 2014)
Point-in-Time by Race
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Per
cent of In
mates White
Black
AmericanIndian/ AlaskanNative
Asian/PacificIslander
Note: Point-in-time numbers exclude temporary holds
Point-in-Time by Gender, Race & Ethnicity
Race and Ethnicity:
Male Female Race 2000 2014 2000 2014 White 48.8% 53.6% 47.5% 69.8%
Black 47.4% 42.0% 48.4% 23.2% American Indian/ Alaskan Native 3.0% 3.2% 3.6% 6.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.0% 0.4% 1.0%
Did Not Report 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
Ethnicity*
Hispanic or Latino 7.6% 9.5% 4.9% 3.1%
Releases by Race (1990 – 2014)
Point-in-Time by Race
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Perc
ent o
f Adm
ission
s
Note: Release numbers exclude temporary holds.
White
Black
AmericanIndian/AlaskanNative
Asian/ PacificIslander
Releases by Race & Ethnicity
Race and Ethnicity: Releases by Race in 1990, 2000, and 2014
*Inmates in all race categories can identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino.
Race Category 1990 2000 2014
N % N % N %
Black 1,204 39.7% 4,354 52.3% 3,239 37.1%
White 1,660 54.7% 3,643 43.8% 5,067 58.1%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 96 3.2% 268 3.2% 343 3.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 9 0.3% 39 0.5% 73 0.8%
Did Not Report 66 2.2% 21 0.3% 3 0.0%
Ethnicity*
Hispanic or Latino 144 4.7% 530 6.4% 646 7.4%
3-Year Recidivism Rates by Race
The Answer Is Bigger Than Just The DOC
• Truth In Sentencing drives our population rates• Doubled the sentences when written• No release valve, escalating population • Wisconsin has begun evaluating Justice Reform• Working with legislature on sentencing reform• Working with Community Corrections on
revocation protocols.• Instituted Swift & Certain Sanctions• Using Evidence Based Practices and programs in
decision making.• Using risk assessment tools in decision making
rather than subjective personal decisions.
Secretary Ed WallWisconsin DOC3099 East Washington Ave.Madison, WI. 53707Office: 608-240-5055edward.wall@wisconsin.gov