South Carolinas Prison System TruthInSentencing TIS Report to

South Carolina’s Prison System Truth-In-Sentencing (TIS) Report to the Release Mechanism Work Group of the Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee Charles Bradberry, Director of Research December 14, 2017

Annual Violent and Non-Violent Admissions Fiscal Years 2009 - 2017 2

Truth-In-Sentencing (TIS) Consists of: 1. Offenders sentenced for TIS offenses and must serve at least 85% of their sentence at SCDC, followed by up to two years of Community Supervision. 2. Offenders sentenced to life without parole (LWOP) for designated offenses. This also includes offenders sentenced to LWOP under the 2 -strike and 3 -strike legislation. 3

TIS and Non-TIS Admissions Fiscal Years 2009 - 2017 4

TIS and Non-TIS Populations in SCDC Fiscal Years 2005 - 2017 Truth-in-Sentencing (TIS) & Non-(TIS) Inmates in SCDC Fiscal Year-End Population 2005 - 2017 Percentage of Non-TIS Inmates in Population Percentage of TIS Inmates in Population 100% 90% 80% 36. 4% 39. 8% 41. 6% 42. 0% 44. 1% 46. 1% 49. 2% 50. 6% 50. 2% 50. 3% 51. 4% 50. 6% 50. 8% 49. 4% 49. 8% 49. 7% 48. 6% 49. 4% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 70% 54. 4% 60% 50% 40% 30% 63. 6% 60. 2% 58. 4% 58. 0% 55. 9% 53. 9% 20% 45. 6% 10% 0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 2017

Sentence Length Distribution of TIS Admissions, Fiscal Year 2017 6

MSO Distribution of TIS Inmates, June 30, 2017 (Includes Lifers) TIS Inmates in SCDC Custody Population on June 30, 2017 (Includes Lifers) MSO Category HOMICIDE ROBBERY DANG. DRUGS SEXUAL ASSAULT KIDNAPPING BURGLARY ASSAULT TRAFFIC OFFENSE FAMILY OFFENSE STOLEN VEHICLE SEX OFFENSES ARSON FLIGHT/ESCAPE WEAPON OFFENSE COMMERCIALIZED SEX FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY GAMBLING OBSTRUCTING POLICE SMUGGLING STOLEN PROPERTY Total Count 2, 976 2, 048 1, 381 1, 286 1, 012 919 721 282 94 63 40 38 3 3 2 1 1 1 Percentage 10, 873 100% 27. 37% 18. 84% 12. 70% 11. 83% 9. 31% 8. 45% 6. 63% 2. 59% 0. 86% 0. 58% 0. 37% 0. 35% 0. 03% 0. 02% 0. 01% 7

TIS Offense Distribution for TIS Inmates with Sentences Greater Than or Equal to 20 Years, June 30, 2017 (Excludes Lifers) TIS Inmates Sentenced to 20 or More Years in SCDC Custody Population on June 30, 2017 (Excludes Lifers) MSO Category Count Percentage 1, 714 39. 58% SEXUAL ASSAULT 630 14. 55% ROBBERY 533 12. 31% KIDNAPPING 505 11. 66% DANG. DRUGS 342 7. 90% BURGLARY 341 7. 88% ASSAULT 137 3. 16% TRAFFIC OFFENSE 79 1. 82% ARSON 17 0. 39% FAMILY OFFENSE 16 0. 37% SEX OFFENSES 7 0. 16% STOLEN VEHICLE 6 0. 14% FLIGHT/ESCAPE 3 0. 07% 100% HOMICIDE Total 4, 330 8

Distribution of Time Served by TIS Inmates Released During FY 2017 (Excludes Lifers) 9

Age Distribution of Inmates Placed on Community Supervision, FY 2017 10

South Carolina’s Prison System Inmates Sentenced to 1 -Year or Less

Admissions with Sentence of 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 12

MSO Distribution for Sentences of 1 -Year or Less, June 30, 2017 (433) (299) (234) (196) (128) 13

Top 5 Committing Counties for Sentences of 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 14

Initial Assignment for Male Admissions with Sentence of 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 Assigned Level Number of Inmates Percent 1 A 12 0. 72% 1 B 61 3. 64% 2 575 34. 35% 3 31 1. 85% Released 994 59. 38% Not Assigned 1 0. 06% Total 1674 100% 15

Male Admissions with Detainers Serving Sentence of 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 16

Time Served by Released SCDC Inmates Sentenced to 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 Males Females 17

Distribution of Time Served by Male Inmates Sentenced to 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 18

Distribution of Time Served by Female Inmates Sentenced to 1 -Year or Less, FY 2017 19