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Adult correctional services, admissions to provincial, territorial and federal programs
(Canada)
Canada1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Custodial and community admissions
  number of admissions
Total custodial admissions 235,001 242,614 252,952 251,529 248,612
Sentenced2 85,208 87,273 89,376 85,831 83,733
Remand 118,566 120,512 125,144 124,179 125,871
Other statuses3 28,343 34,829 38,432 41,519 39,008
  days
Median sentence length . . . . .
  %
Sentenced admissions of females 9 9 10 10 10
Sentenced admissions of Aboriginal persons 19 20 21 21 22
  years
Sentenced admissions by median age on admission . . . . .
  days
Median time served on remand . . . . .
  number of admissions
Total community admissions 109,204 112,631 111,183 106,022 108,558
Probation 81,939 84,549 82,678 78,104 80,561
Conditional sentence 17,084 18,604 19,220 18,661 18,916
Conditional release4 10,181 9,478 9,285 9,257 9,081
  months
Median probation order length . . . . .
  %
Probation admissions of females . . . . .
Probation admissions of Aboriginal persons . . . . .
  years
Probation admissions by median age on admission . . . . .
. : not available for any reference period.
Note: Fiscal year (April 1 through March 31). Not all variables are applicable to or available for all jurisdictions. Inter-jurisdictional comparisons of the data should be made with caution.
1. Represents the total or weighted average of provincial, territorial and federal jurisdiction figures as applicable.
2. Represents warrant of committal admissions for federal programs and includes intermittent sentences for some provincial and territorial programs.
3. For provincial and territorial programs, typically includes offenders held in temporary detention for immigration purposes or parole suspension and generally excludes lock-up counts. For federal programs, includes revocation of conditional release and other admissions such as transfers from other jurisdictions.
4. Provincial and territorial figures represent provincial parole where applicable. Federal figures represent the sum of day parole, full parole and statutory release.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 251-0001.
Last modified: 2006-10-11.

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