"Bureau of Justice Statistics",,,
"filename:  method.csv",,,
"Table title:  Percent of releases from State prison by method, 1980-2000",,,
"Report title:  Reentry trends in the U.S.",,,
"authors:  Timothy  Hughes and Doris James Wilson",,,
"refer questions to: askbjs@ojp.usdoj.gov (202)307-0765",,,
"date of version: 10/08/02",,,
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"Percent of releases from State prison by method, 1980-2000",,,
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,"Discretionary parole","Mandatory parole","Expiration of sentence"
1980,54.76%,18.63%,14.25%
1981,51.44%,20.15%,13.06%
1982,50.28%,23.63%,13.92%
1983,46.32%,25.86%,15.50%
1984,45.23%,28.25%,16.03%
1985,42.55%,30.36%,16.66%
1986,42.65%,30.68%,14.65%
1987,40.07%,30.78%,16.00%
1988,39.82%,30.26%,16.58%
1989,38.36%,30.28%,15.25%
1990,39.40%,28.83%,12.65%
1991,39.72%,29.94%,10.83%
1992,39.54%,29.48%,11.38%
1993,38.82%,31.61%,11.88%
1994,34.99%,35.61%,12.47%
1995,32.33%,38.98%,14.50%
1996,30.35%,37.95%,16.74%
1997,28.19%,39.67%,16.80%
1998,25.98%,40.45%,18.67%
1999,23.71%,41.13%,18.09%
2000,23.87%,38.78%,19.60%
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"Sources:  Trends in State Parole, 1990-2000,  October, 2001",,,
"and National Corrections Reporting Program",,,