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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Prison Populations
• Schizophrenia without alcoholism - 7.2%
• Schizophrenia with alcoholism - 17.2%
• Schizophrenia with earlier homicide-25.8%
• In 1997, more than 2.5 million arrests were
made for alcohol offenses and more than 1.5
million arrests for drug offenses.
• At least half of the adults arrested for major
crimes (homicide, theft, assault), and more than
eight in ten arrested for drug offenses, tested
positive for drugs at the time of their arrest.
• About half of the state prison inmates and
40% of federal prisoners incarcerated for
committing violent crimes report that they
were under the influence of alcohol or
drugs at the time of their offense.
• Three-quarters of all prisoners in 1997
were involved with alcohol or other drug
abuse in someway during the time leading
up to their current offense.
• In one-half to two-thirds of homicides and
serious assaults alcohol was present in
the offender, the victim or both.
• Alcohol and other drugs are often involved
in rape and other sexual assaults.
• It is estimated that up to 60% of sexual
offenders were under the influence at the
time of their offense.
• From 1985 to 1995, the proportion of drug
offenders in state prisons increased from
9% to 23%.
• Drug offenders have accounted for more
than one-third of the growth in the state
prison population and more than 80% of
the increase in the number of federal
prison inmates since 1985.
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