COURT HOUSE — According to the state Department of Corrections (DOC) Offender Characteristics Report, there were 458 individuals committed from Cape May County in New Jersey correctional institutions on Jan. 1, 2009.
That number represents 2 percent of the state’s 25,436 total offenders. Cape May was the seventh lowest county of commitment with only the counties of Hunterdon (133), Morris (355), Salem (215), Somerset (428), Sussex (161) and Warren (170) having fewer offenders.
Of the total offenders committed from Cape May County, 273 or 60 percent were characterized as prison males; 87 or 19 percent were youth offenders; 12 or 2.62 percent were incarcerated in the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ADTC), a facility for adult male sex offenders; and 22 or 4.8 percent were women incarcerated at the Edna Mahan female prison.
A note in the report stated that it provided separate subtotals for ADTC and Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women due to the interest in these unique populations.
Nearly two-thirds of the male offenders were incarcerated in the three most southern prison facilities in Cumberland County. There were 54 offenders at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg; 54 at Southern State Correctional Facility in Delmont; and 69 at South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton.
In addition, there were 16 state-sentenced inmates housed in county jail and 48 in halfway houses.
Statewide, the report found that 50 percent of all DOC residents were committed for crimes against persons, which include homicide, sexual assault, aggravated/simple assault, robbery and kidnapping. The report also determined that 29 percent of residents have been committed for narcotics law violations, including possession, sale and distribution.
According to the report, the median total term was five years and 33 percent were committed with total terms of 10 years or more. Of the total, 5 percent are serving life sentences with parole eligibility, and 53 offenders are serving life without parole.
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