States across the country saw changes in their prison admissions and populations due to supervision violations in 2020. But some states were already experiencing reductions in violation admissions and population prior to the pandemic. This snapshot shows available supervision violation data for Delaware from 2018 through 2020.
Admissions
Delaware did not provide data for prison admissions due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Admissions
Violation Admissions
Technical Violation Admissions
2018
13358
2019
11573
2020
9937
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total admissions
13,358
11,573
9,937
Total Violation admissions
Probation admissions
Parole admissions
Total Technical Violation admissions
Probation admissions
Parole admissions
Total New Offense admissions
Probation admissions
Parole admissions
Population
From 2018 to 2020, Delaware saw a 34 percent decline in the number of people in prison due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Population
Violation Population
Technical Violation Population
2018
5207
530
2019
4436
438
2020
3894
348
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total population
5,207
4,436
3,894
Total Violation population
530
438
348
Probation population
530
438
Parole population
Total Technical Violation population
Probation population
Parole population
Total New Offense population
Probation population
Parole population
Additional State Notes
Delaware only provided total admissions, total population, and probation population data. Parole in Delaware was abolished under the Truth-In-Sentencing Act, effective with crimes committed June 30, 1990, or thereafter. The total violation population reflects the total probation population.
Whether an incarceration is the result of a new offense or technical violation is often difficult and problematic to delineate, even in states with available data. Most states do not consider a supervision violation to be the result of a new offense unless a new felony conviction is present, meaning technical violations may include misdemeanor convictions or new arrests. "Prison" includes county jail if the county was reimbursed by the state for a person’s incarceration, which occurs in some, but not all, states. Supervision violations may include revocations (i.e., unsuccessful terminations of a supervision and completion of a sentence in prison or jail) or short-term sanctions (i.e., probation or parole jurisdiction is maintained and the person is incarcerated for a short period of time in prison or jail). Not all states impose or include short-term sanctions in their count of supervision violations.
