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 Ohio from 2018 through 2020.
Admissions
From 2018 to 2020, Ohio saw a 25 percent decline in the number of prison admissions due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Admissions
Violation Admissions
Technical Violation Admissions
2018
20697
6335
2019
20194
6357
2020
14022
4779
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total admissions
20,697
20,194
14,022
Total Violation admissions
6,335
6,357
4,779
Probation admissions
3,234
3,019
1,931
Parole admissions
3,101
3,338
2,848
Total Technical Violation admissions
6,335
6,357
4,779
Probation admissions
3,234
3,019
1,931
Parole admissions
3,101
3,338
2,848
Total New Offense admissions
0
0
0
Probation admissions
0
0
0
Parole admissions
0
0
0
Population
From 2018 to 2020, Ohio saw a 16 percent decline in the number of people in prison due to supervision violations.
The breakdown
Total Population
Violation Population
Technical Violation Population
2018
48954
4342
2019
48697
4438
2020
43665
3662
Total
2018
2019
2020
Total population
48,954
48,697
43,665
Total Violation population
4,342
4,438
3,662
Probation population
2,877
2,870
2,146
Parole population
1,465
1,568
1,516
Total Technical Violation population
4,342
4,438
3,662
Probation population
2,877
2,870
2,146
Parole population
1,465
1,568
1,516
Total New Offense population
0
0
0
Probation population
0
0
0
Parole population
0
0
0
Additional State Notes
People admitted to prison for new offense probation and parole violations are not separately reported but included under total admissions. People admitted to prison for technical violations of parole include post-prison parole, post release control, and judicial release violations.
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.
