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TDCJ population still creeping up, but tracking estimates

Here's the total number of people sent to Texas prisons and state jails on felony charges in FY 2008 from the six largest Texas counties and the number of prisoners released back to each of them, according to the Department of Criminal Justice annual statistical report (pdf):Sent to prison:Harris: 15,276Dallas: 7,405Tarrant: 5,363Bexar: 4,669Travis: 3,143El Paso: 1,164Released from prison:Harris: 14,654Dallas: 7,564Tarrant: 5,185Bexar: 4,550Travis: 3,084El Paso: 1,147 Overall, Texas sent more people to prison in FY 2008 than it released according to the report: 74,283 people entered TDCJ last year, while 72,002 were released and sent home (out of 156,126 on hand as of Aug. 31, 2008).TDCJ's population actually maxxed out at 158,217 on May 1, 2008, but by August that number had declined to 156,126...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 19, 2009 (boomark / email).