This report summarizes findings from previous research conducted for offenders convicted of drug crimes, as well as recent sentencing patterns since the passage of S.B. 03-318 and S.B. 03-252. Detailed examination of all felony convictions resulting in a prison sentence and a thorough review of multiple sentences influencing offenders' governing sentences are reflected in the analyses.

Correctional institutions historically have used external classification systems to determine the security and custody level of an offender's placement. Methods of internal classification--determining housing, programming, and work assignments within a facility--often have been more informal, subjective, less standardized, and more inconsistent. Inmate assaults and subsequent litigation in many states, along with an increased emphasis on offender...

This study examines whether prison sexual offending behaviors are predictive of violence upon release. Recidivism rates for four groups of male sex offenders were compared: (1) offenders convicted of community sex crimes; (2) community sex offenders who were convicted under non-sex crime charges; (3) offenders known only to commit sexually abusive misconduct in prison and, (4) offenders with both community and prison sex offenses. The findings reveal...