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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 Mississippi from 2018 through 2020.

Admissions

From 2018 to 2020, Mississippi saw a 22 percent decline in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Admissions Violation Admissions Technical Violation Admissions
2018862638692914
2019802837402866
2020624630252558
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total admissions 8,626 8,028 6,246
Total Violation admissions 3,869 3,740 3,025
Probation admissions 1,882 1,720 1,322
Parole admissions 1,987 2,020 1,703
Total Technical Violation admissions 2,914 2,866 2,558
Probation admissions 1,319 1,185 1,027
Parole admissions 1,595 1,681 1,531
Total New Offense admissions 955 874 467
Probation admissions 563 535 295
Parole admissions 392 339 172
Population

From 2018 to 2020, Mississippi saw a 10 percent decline in the number of people in prison due to supervision violations.

The breakdown

Total Population Violation Population Technical Violation Population
20181927657053099
20191942657863334
20201758651273077
Total 2018 2019 2020
Total population 19,276 19,426 17,586
Total Violation population 5,705 5,786 5,127
Probation population 4,091 3,801 3,357
Parole population 1,614 1,985 1,770
Total Technical Violation population 3,099 3,334 3,077
Probation population 2,104 1,994 1,839
Parole population 995 1,340 1,238
Total New Offense population 2,606 2,452 2,050
Probation population 1,987 1,807 1,518
Parole population 619 645 532

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.