CORRECTIONS

Alaska is ranked eleventh in the nation in the level of incarceration per 100,000 population . As of December 31, 2000 the Department of Corrections held 2,757 inmates in state facilities, 826 in out-of state contract prisons, 590 in community residential centers.. The state's inmate population can be broken down into the following classes/offenses: Crimes against a person, 47%; Parole/Probation violation, 18.8%; Crimes against property, 9.4%; Alcohol offenses, 7.1%; Public administration offenses, 6.9%; Controlled substances offenses, 5.2%; Public order offenses, 3.2%, Miscellaneous offenses, 2.1%; Offenses against minors, 0.2%.

During 1996, the Alaska Parole Board held a total of 1644 parole hearings.