Twenty percent of the women entering prison in fiscal year 2002 were found to have a primary substance dependence on amphetamine. For fiscal year 2006, that number has risen to 40 percent. |
We started the year with 3,075 adult inmates in our system, and by year's end, that number had grown to 3,408, an increase of nearly 11 percent. This follows back-to-back fiscal years when the average daily count of the prison population grew by less than 4 percent each year. |
We were running out of space for female inmates and needed to provide some relief for the Women's Prison. The use of these dorms will provide needed space at a low cost to the taxpayers. |