Table 4
Releases from remand, length of time served, by province and territory, 1996/1997 and 2005/2006

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Jurisdiction Total releases Time served (days)1
1 to 7 8 to 14 15 to 31 32 to 92 93 to 184 185 to 366 367 to 729 More than 729 Median
number percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador2
1996/1997 88 17 23 28 26 5 1 0 0 19
2005/2006 430 16 15 20 31 14 2 2 0 30
Prince Edward Island
1996/1997 20 90 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4
2005/2006 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nova Scotia2
1996/1997 1,372 85 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 2
2005/2006 2,142 52 10 13 16 5 2 1 0 7
New Brunswick2
1996/1997 542 76 7 10 5 0 0 0 0 3
2005/2006 1,568 53 8 13 20 4 1 0 0 6
Quebec
1996/1997 20,808 76 8 6 6 2 1 0 0 3
2005/2006 18,318 70 9 8 8 3 1 1 0 4
Ontario2
1996/1997 44,171 53 16 12 12 4 1 0 0 7
2005/2006 60,511 51 13 14 15 5 2 1 0 7
Manitoba3
1996/1997 8,588 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
2005/2006 9,816 51 10 12 17 7 3 1 0 7
Saskatchewan2
1996/1997 6,033 72 10 4 9 3 1 0 0 4
2005/2006 5,255 52 13 12 15 6 2 1 0 7
Alberta
1996/1997 9,218 70 12 11 6 1 0 0 0 3
2005/2006 10,196 60 16 14 9 2 1 0 0 5
British Columbia
1996/1997 9,942 55 15 15 11 2 1 0 0 1
2005/2006 13,461 48 14 16 17 4 1 0 0 9
Yukon
1996/1997 236 56 9 22 17 4 0 1 0 6
2005/2006 384 42 13 15 22 5 1 1 0 11
Northwest Territories
1996/1997 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2005/2006 267 17 11 19 34 15 4 0 0 28
Nunavut
1996/1997 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
2005/2006 290 35 12 18 22 8 3 1 0 ..
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  1. The 'time served' calculations exclude releases for which length of time served is unknown.
  2. Data for these respondents are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from microdata for the years commencing as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001/2002; Nova Scotia, 2002/2003; New Brunswick, 2002/2003; Ontario 2003/2004; Saskatchewan, 2001/2002. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years should be made with caution.
  3. For 1996/1997, releases for Manitoba are for both sentenced custody and remand and were therefore excluded from the total.
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey.