13.8 Previous Sentences

See Section 17.2 for a discussion of how the term “sentence” is defined for census purposes. When counting “previous” sentences, all sentences relating to the current custodial period are excluded.

For females, 34 percent of the currently sentenced inmates had not previously been sentenced. This was up from 25 percent in 1999.

Table 13-13 Previous sentences for sentenced females (percent)

Previous (aggregate) sentences	1999	2001	2003
	(aggregate)%	(aggregate)%	%
0	25.0	35.1	34.0
1 - 10	56.5	39.7	21.8
11 - 20	15.0	16.8	7.6
21 - 30	3.5	8.4	8.8
31 - 40			6.1
41 - 50			5.7
51 - 60	0.0	0.0	2.3
61 - 70			3.4
71 - 80			1.5
81 - 90			2.7
91 - 100			0.4
100 - 200			4.6
200 +			1.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding. Note the discontinuity, before 2003 counts of previous Department of Corrections “Aggregate sentences” were recorded. From 2003 onwards counts of sentences are recorded resulting inmate profiles moving toward higher counts.

The proportion of male sentenced inmates who had not previously been sentenced increased from 17 percent in 1999 to 22 percent in 2003.

Table 13-14 Previous sentences for sentenced males (percent)

Previous (aggregate) sentences	1999	2001	2003
	(aggregate)%	(aggregate)%	%
0	17.2	20.1	20.7
1 - 10	51.6	49.5	23.6
11 - 20	20.8	21.2	14.5
21 - 30	10.1	9.1	11.1
31 - 40			7.9
41 - 50			5.8
51 - 60	0.1	0.0	4.3
61 - 70			3.5
71 - 80			1.8
81 - 90			1.8
91 - 100			1.3
100 - 200			3.2
200 +			0.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0

Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding. Note the discontinuity: before 2003, counts of Department of Corrections “Aggregate sentences” were recorded. From 2003 onwards counts of Corrections managed sentences are counted resulting in inmate profiles moving toward higher counts.