P h i l a d e l p h i a ' s J a i lP o p u l a t i o n  

T h i s s u m m a r y i s b a s e d

o n a m e rg e b e t w e e n

j a i l a n d c o u r t

d a t a f ro m t h e b a s e l i n e

( J u l y 3 0 t h , 2 0 1 5 ) a n d

p re s e n t d ay ( M ay 3 1 s t ,

2 0 1 8 ) .

In 2016 , Ph i lade lph ia was awarded $3 .5 mi l l iondol la rs as par t of the MacAr thur Foundat ion'sSafety and Just ice Cha l lenge which is a nat iona l in i t ia t ive to reduce loca l ja i lpopu lat ions and the ra te of rac ia l , e thn ic , andeconomic d ispar i t ies in the c r imina l just icesystem.  

S ince then , Ph i lade lph ia has implemented anumber of co l laborat ive reform measures wi th just ice and behav iora l hea l th par tners to he lpach ieve a ta rget reduct ion of 34% in the c i ty 'sja i l popu lat ion . Th is summar y prov ides a h ighleve l look at p rogress to date and compar ison ofthe cur rent populat ion to base l ine data .  

Introduction

May 2018 

MacArthur Safety andJustice Challenge

Progress to Date

35.7%

Total Population

8082 Baseline

5198 May

35.7%

Population Decline

End of Month Population

Mac

Art

hu

r B

asel

ine

01/15

01/16

01/17

01/18

8082

5198

Black Hispanic White Asian Other

Bi-Racial

Black Hispanic White Other Asian

Total Population

Seriously Mentally Ill (SMI) Population 

1089 individuals

805 individuals

Baseline

May

Race / Ethnicity

The Race/Ethnicity composition has stayed relatively consistent since baselinewith 88.2% Non-White in 2015 and 88.1% in the current month.

The SMI population is comprised of individuals who are designated seriously mentally ill by the jail. 

Baseline

May

13.5% of the total population

15.5% of the total population (1089 / 8082)

(805 / 5198) 

0.8%

66.2%

20.1%

11.9%

1.0%

1.7%

67.5%

0.0%

18.2%

11.8%

0.7%

Ind iv idua ls who areconf ined pendingthe i r open case .

Th is inc ludesind iv idua ls wi th

act ive or revokedbai l .

Ind iv idua ls chargedwi th murder pending

the i r open case .Genera l l y

ind iv idua ls in th isgroup are den ied

ba i l .

Ind iv idua ls wi thdeta iners , both

Phi lade lph ia andNon-Ph i lade lph ia ,

who have not beensentenced. Inc ludesopen cases and no

open cases .

Pretrial NoDetainers(Murder)

Ind iv idua ls whohave been

sentenced wi th nodeta iners .

Ind iv idua ls whohave been

sentenced and havea deta iner of any

k ind .

Remain ingind iv idua ls that

cou ld not becaptured by

prev ious groups.

Confinement Groups

Sentenced

Sentenced+

Detainers

Other

Detainers

Pretrial NoDetainers

(Non-Murder)

Population Breakdown

13.0% of the total population

7.3% of the total population

Baseline May

25.0%

19.9%Percentage

0 5 10 15 20 25

Baseline May

2.5%

4.7%Percentage

0 1 2 3 4 5

1053 INDIVIDUALS

HAD A MONETARY BAIL OF$50,000 OR LESS

377 INDIVIDUALS

HAD A MONETARY BAIL OF$50,000 OR LESS

OF THE TOTAL POPULATION:

Pretrial No Detainers

Non-Murder

Murder

This means that these individuals would need to post 10% of their monetary bail to bereleased from jail.

n = 200

n = 245

n = 2018

n = 1033

Baseline

May

(1053 / 8082)

(377/ 5198)

Baseline May

3747

2807

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

Count of Total Population

Cou

nt

Baseline May

20.5%

14.4%Per

cent

age

0 5 10 15 20 25

Baseline May

4.7%

5.3%Per

cent

age

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Detainers

Sentenced

No Detainers

Individuals in this group are currently serving a sentence. They may have additional opencases in Philadelphia and/or other jurisdictions.

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania | Department of Research and Development

Detainers are various typesof "holds" that can bekeeping an individual in jail.Individuals in this grouphave detainers issued byPhiladelphia and/or anotherjurisdiction.

46.4%

54.0%

n = 1659

n = 746

n = 381

n = 278

(3747 / 8082)

(2807 / 5198)

Detainers