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Table 3
Initial entry of adults into correctional services, by type of supervision, selected jurisdictions 2016/2017

Table 3
Initial entry of adults into correctional services, by type of supervision, selected jurisdictions 2016/2017.
Table summary
This table displays the results of Initial entry of adults into correctional services. The information is grouped by Type of correctional supervision (appearing as row headers), Total—Reporting jurisdictions , calculated using number, percent and percent change in the number from 2015/2016 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of correctional supervision	Total—Reporting jurisdictions^{Table 3 Note 1}
Type of correctional supervision	number	percent	percent change in the number from 2015/2016^{Table 3 Note 2}
Custody	53,026	55	-2
Remand	39,964	41	-1
Sentenced custody	6,327	7	-6
Intermittent sentences	3,221	3	1
Other temporary detention^{Table 3 Note 3}	3,514	4	-5
Community supervision	44,018	45	6
Probation	26,211	27	4
Conditional sentences	4,686	5	4
Bail supervision^{Table 3 Note 4}	11,513	12	-4
Other community supervision^{Table 3 Note 5}	1,608	2	Note ...: not applicable
Total correctional services	97,044	100	1
... not applicable Note 1 Total correctional services is based on the reporting provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The percent change in the number from 2015/2016 to 2016/2017 excludes Saskatchewan due to the unavailability of data. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Other temporary detention includes persons who are being held in provincial/territorial correctional institutions for lock-ups, parole violations or suspensions, immigration holds, and those who are temporarily detained without warrants of any type. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Of the reporting jurisdictions, only Saskatchewan and British Columbia supervise bail. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Other community supervision includes recognizance peace bonds, alternative measures and community service orders from British Columbia and Saskatchewan. This information is not currently available from other jurisdictions. Return to note 5 referrer Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding. An initial entry represents the first point at which a person commences an uninterrupted period of supervision within the adult correctional system. Each adult entering the system is only counted once during their period of involvement with corrections, regardless of any change in legal status. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Correctional Services Survey and Canadian Correctional Services Survey 2016/2017.

Date modified:: 2018-06-19