The average length of stay in prison for people who are returned or revoked due to supervision violations is short, but still impactful.
Sentenced Incarceration Average Length of Stay in Days Among Violators Whose Next Legal Status was a Re-Release to Furlough or Parole, FY2017–FY2019 Combined
Parole Violators
62 Median 34 days
Probation Violators
Furlough Violators
101 Median 48 days
The data do not distinguish between those furlough return events that were part of a supervision sanction response (known as a furlough interrupt) vs. a full revocation, which likely explains why furlough return lengths of stay are shorter than other types of revocations.
53 Median 16 days
Sources: The Council of State Governments Justice Center analysis of data from the Vermont Department of Corrections.
CSG Justice Center
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Because admission and release categories must be derived using DOC data, these analyses should be considered strong estimates.