Harris County - Jail Population August 2013 Report Comparison of Daily Average Jail Population 2 Years 1 Year End of Last Current Aug-11 Aug-12 Dec-12 Jul-13 Ago Ago Year Month Month - - - - Category Aug-11 Aug-12 Dec-12 Jul-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Pre-Trial Detainees (By Highest Charge) Inmates Percent Change District Courts ‐ Other than State Jail Felonies 4,281 4,321 4,262 4,554 4,484 5% 4% 5% ‐ 2% District Courts ‐ State Jail Felonies 740 835 824 900 903 22% 8% 10% 0% County Courts 484 568 542 590 574 19% 1% 6% ‐ 3% Other Harris Co Court detainees (eg: JP, Family, Civil) 82 81 73 76 76 ‐ 7% ‐ 6% 4% 0% Pre-Trial Detainees 5,587 5,805 5,701 6,120 6,037 8% 4% 6% ‐ 1% % of total in Custody 57% 65% 66% 66% 65% Probationers (no pending charges): District Courts 726 677 647 563 613 ‐ 16% ‐ 9% ‐ 5% 9% County Courts 49 59 52 48 43 ‐ 12% ‐ 27% ‐ 17% ‐ 10% Probationers 775 736 699 611 656 ‐ 15% ‐ 11% ‐ 6% 7% % of total in Custody 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% Post-Adjudication: Prisoners Serving County Time: Post ‐ Adjudication Sentenced in County Courts 669 648 556 560 576 ‐ 14% ‐ 11% 4% 3% Sentenced in District Courts ‐ State Jail Felons 12.44A 666 367 353 512 503 ‐ 24% 37% 42% ‐ 2% Sentenced in District Courts ‐ Other 450 315 315 341 339 ‐ 25% 8% 8% ‐ 1% Sentenced in JP Courts 14 17 12 19 22 57% 29% 83% 16% Prisoners Serving County Time: Post ‐ Adjudication 1,799 1,347 1,236 1,432 1,440 ‐ 20% 7% 17% 1% % of total in Custody 18% 15% 14% 15% 15% Prisoners Awaiting Transport: Post Ajudication Sentenced to TDC 735 438 384 496 507 ‐ 31% 16% 32% 2% Sentenced to State Jail 174 129 119 100 113 ‐ 35% ‐ 12% ‐ 5% 13% Appeals 168 154 123 136 133 ‐ 21% ‐ 14% 8% ‐ 2% Prisoners Awaiting Transport: Post Ajudication 1,077 721 626 732 753 ‐ 30% 4% 20% 3% % of total in Custody 11% 8% 7% 8% 8% Others: BOPP 425 274 237 343 369 ‐ 13% 35% 56% 8% Witnesses 46 33 32 30 33 ‐ 28% 0% 3% 10% Non ‐ Harris County Prisoners 57 55 50 53 52 ‐ 9% ‐ 5% 4% ‐ 2% Others 528 362 319 426 454 ‐ 14% 25% 42% 7% % of total in Custody 5% 4% 4% 5% 5% Total in Harris County Sheriff's Custody 9,766 8,971 8,581 9,321 9,340 ‐ 4% 4% 9% 0% 1 Average in Inmate Processing Center (IPC) 181 250 233 272 276 52% 10% 18% 1% Total Housed in Harris County Jail 9585 8721 8348 9049 9064 ‐ 5% 4% 9% 0% 711 304 242 398 432 ‐ 39% 42% 79% 9% Total Awaiting Transfer to TDCJ-ID (Paper-Ready) % of total in Custody 7% 3% 3% 4% 5% 1 IPC Includes intake, release, and those awaiting transport to other facilities Prepared by the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination 09/12/2013 1 of 13
Harris County - Jail Population August 2013 Report Comparison of Daily Average Jail Population vs. Facility Capacity Aug-09 Aug-12 Jul-13 1st mtg of Current 1 Year Ago Last Month Council Month - - - Aug-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Aug-13 Month/Year Aug-09 Aug-12 Jul-13 Total in HCSO custody 11,295 8,971 9,321 9,340 -17% 4% 0% Less IPC 1 daily average 354 250 272 276 -22% 10% 1% Total Housed by HCSO 10,941 8,721 9,049 9,064 -17% 4% 0% Harris County Jail Facilities Total Design Capacity 9,434 9,434 9,434 9,434 Total over/(under) design capacity 1,507 (713) (385) (370) Percent over/(under) design capacity 16% -8% -4% -4% 1 IPC Includes intake, release, and those waiting transport to other facilities. Total In Custody Inmates Housed Inmate Processing Center (IPC) 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,500 Daily Average 10,000 9,500 Harris County Jail Facilities Total Design Capacity 9,434 9,000 8,500 Aug-09 to Aug-13: 17% 8,000 Prepared by the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination 09/12/2013 2 of 13
Harris County - Jail Population August 2013 Report Harris County Jail Population Observations for the August 2013 Report For the month of August 2013, the overall jail population stands at 9,340, an increase of 759 inmates from the beginning of the year, and up by 19 inmates from last month ’s population of 9,321. This is the highest level since October 2011 when the population stood at 9,440. The overall population is down 17% from the first meeting of the Council in August 2009 when the population stood at 11,295 inmates, 16% over design capacity. Actual Housing Capacity is equivalent to 93% of the total number of beds available. At any given time, seven percent of beds are unavailable due to classification issues, repairs, construction, etc. thus preventing 100% utilization of all beds in the facility. For August 2013 the population housed stands at 9,064 not including those in the Inmate Processing Center (IPC). The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) has approved the use of 680 variance beds in the Harris County Jail. When this additional capacity is added to the design capacity, the total number of beds rises to 10,114, but 7% must be subtracted from this number to determine the actual housing capacity which is 9406 (10,114*0.93). By this measure the jail is 4% under capacity. (The number of variance beds is subject to periodic review by TCJS.) Pre-trial detainees constitute 65% (6,037 persons) of all inmates in custody, a decline of 83 persons from last month. This category is up by 8% (450 persons) from the same period two years ago and up by 4% (232 persons) over August 2012. The number of District Court pre-trial non-state jail felons declined by 2% (70 persons) from last month, but this figure increased by 5% (222 persons) from the beginning of 2013. The number of County Court pre-trial detainees declined by 3% from last month, a difference of 16 persons. This category is up by 8% from two years ago, and up 4% from one year ago. The number of probationers increased by 7% (45 persons) from last month. This category is down by 15% from two years ago and down 11% from one year ago. Post-adjudicated County prisoners constitute 15% (1,440 persons) of the total jail population, a decline of 20% (359 persons) from two years ago, but an increase of 17% (204 persons) since the beginning of 2013. Within this category, the number of 12.44A state jail felons is up by 37% (136 persons) from one year ago, but down by 2% (9 persons) from last month. The number of County Court post-adjudicated inmates is up by 16 persons over last month, an increase of 2%. Post-adjudicated prisoners awaiting transport to TDC or state jail is down 30% (324 persons) from two years ago, but up by 20% (127 persons) from the beginning of 2013. The number of parole violators continues to increase, up 56% (132 persons) from the beginning of 2013, and up 8% over last month, a difference of 26 persons. Those awaiting transfer to TDCJ-ID (i.e. Paper Ready) has increased by 80% (from 242 to 432) since the beginning of 2013. Due to the closing of two TDCJ facilities in 2013, this trend is likely to continue for several months. Note: Fluctuation in the jail population as reported here is influenced by a variety of factors such as the number of cases filed, the number of people who are released on bond, the length of time to complete a case, holds placed on Harris County inmates by other jurisdictions, length of sentences handed down, the effect of early release programs, parole board processing of cases, and the list goes on. The changes observed in the jail population categories from month to month are impacted by any number of these factors and cannot be attributed to a single cause and effect. Prepared by the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination 09/12/2013 3 of 13
Harris County - Jail Population August 2013 Report Total In Custody Total Housed in HCJ Avg in IPC 10,500 10,000 9,500 Daily Average Harris County Jail Facilities Total Design Capacity 9,434 9,000 8,500 Jan-11 to Aug-13: 8% 8,000 Jan ‐ 11 Feb ‐ 11 Mar ‐ Apr ‐ 11 May ‐ Jun ‐ 11 Jul ‐ 11 Aug ‐ 11Sep ‐ 11 Oct ‐ 11 Nov ‐ Dec ‐ 11 Jan ‐ 12 Feb ‐ 12 Mar ‐ Apr ‐ 12 May ‐ Jun ‐ 12 Jul ‐ 12 Aug ‐ 12Sep ‐ 12 Oct ‐ 12 Nov ‐ Dec ‐ 12 Jan ‐ 13 Feb ‐ 13 Mar ‐ Apr ‐ 13 May ‐ Jun ‐ 13 Jul ‐ 13 Aug ‐ 13 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 Total in Sheriff's Custody 10,133 9,831 9,788 9,914 9,949 9,910 9,855 9,757 9,667 9,440 9,157 8,824 8,839 8,938 8,803 8,880 9,015 9,093 8,926 8,971 8,982 8,821 8,682 8,581 8,775 8,983 8,825 8,895 9,137 9,279 9,321 9,340 Avg in IPC 247 248 266 255 223 200 175 181 191 177 168 156 186 191 202 219 263 245 249 250 269 268 248 233 256 303 288 277 291 280 272 276 Total Housed in HCJ 9886 9583 9522 9659 9726 9710 9680 9576 9476 9263 8989 8668 8653 8747 8601 8661 8752 8848 8677 8721 8713 8553 8434 8348 8519 8680 8537 8618 8846 8999 9049 9064 Prepared by the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination 09/12/2013 4 of 13
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