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| Lawrence County courts send fewer convicts to state penitentiaries, data shows |
| By ellwoodcityledger.com- Daveen Rae Kurutz |
| Published: 08/05/2016 |
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The number of Lawrence County criminals admitted to state penitentiaries annually dipped in 2015, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Corrections. In 2015, 132 criminals convicted of crimes by Lawrence County judges were admitted to state prisons. That equals 15 people per 10,000 residents, a number slightly lower than the state average. Those numbers are down from 143 and 16.2 in 2014. Unlike other nearby counties, Lawrence County hasn’t seen a spike in the percentage of criminals imprisoned in state facilities because of parole violations. That percentage has grown across the state in recent years -- including in Beaver County. Last year, 42 percent of admissions were parole violations; two years earlier, parole violations made up 32.5 percent of admissions. Read More. |
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