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Supervision Violation Data Snapshot

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 Indiana from 2018 through 2020.

Admissions

From 2018 to 2019, Indiana saw a 1 percent decline in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Admissions Violation Admissions Technical Violation Admissions
20181149855863749
20191094255263872
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total admissions 11,498 10,942
Total Violation admissions 5,586 5,526
Probation admissions 3,281 3,447
Parole admissions 2,305 2,079
Total Technical Violation admissions 3,749 3,872
Probation admissions 1,828 2,148
Parole admissions 1,921 1,724
Total New Offense admissions 1,837 1,654
Probation admissions 1,453 1,299
Parole admissions 384 355
Population

Indiana did not provide data for prison population due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Population Violation Population Technical Violation Population
201826562
201926952
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total population 26,562 26,952
Total Violation population
Probation population
Parole population
Total Technical Violation population
Probation population
Parole population
Total New Offense population
Probation population
Parole population

Additional State Notes

Indiana did not respond to the 2021 survey. Population data from 2018 and 2019 was found using publicly available data.

Indiana did not provide supervision violation data for the state prison 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.