=== RELEASE TYPE SUMMARY ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
This section shows how people were released from Georgia's prison system.
"Max-out" means serving the full sentence with no early release.
"Parole" means early release under supervision.
STATISTIC: Total Releases
VALUE: 13,724
MALE: 12,118
FEMALE: 1,606
DESCRIPTION: Total number of people released from GDC custody in CY2025.
STATISTIC: Parole Releases
VALUE: 4,283
PERCENTAGE: 31.2%
MALE: 3,704
FEMALE: 579
DESCRIPTION: People released via parole (early release under supervision).
STATISTIC: Max-Out Releases
VALUE: 7,486
PERCENTAGE: 54.5%
MALE: 6,744
FEMALE: 742
DESCRIPTION: People who served their complete sentence before release (no early release).
STATISTIC: Deaths in Custody
VALUE: 301
PERCENTAGE: 2.2%
MALE: 289
FEMALE: 12
DESCRIPTION: People who died while incarcerated.
STATISTIC: Conditional Transfer
VALUE: 718
DESCRIPTION: Releases via conditional transfer to another jurisdiction or program.
STATISTIC: O/S Conditional Transfer
VALUE: 128
DESCRIPTION: Out-of-state conditional transfers.
STATISTIC: O/S Parole Order
VALUE: 355
DESCRIPTION: Parole to out-of-state supervision.
STATISTIC: Supervised Reprieve
VALUE: 453
DESCRIPTION: Releases via supervised reprieve (temporary release).
=== TIME SERVED STATISTICS ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
How long people served before release (jail + prison time combined).
STATISTIC: Mean Time Served
VALUE: 4.26 years
DESCRIPTION: Average time served across all releases.
STATISTIC: Less Than 1 Year
VALUE: 2,536
DESCRIPTION: People released after serving less than one year.
STATISTIC: 1 to 2 Years
VALUE: 2,905
STATISTIC: 2 to 3 Years
VALUE: 2,345
STATISTIC: 3 to 5 Years
VALUE: 2,384
STATISTIC: 5 to 10 Years
VALUE: 2,352
STATISTIC: 10 to 15 Years
VALUE: 668
STATISTIC: 15 to 20 Years
VALUE: 210
STATISTIC: 20 to 30 Years
VALUE: 202
STATISTIC: 30+ Years
VALUE: 122
DESCRIPTION: People who served 30 or more years before release.
=== PRISON SENTENCE LENGTH ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Original sentence length for people released.
STATISTIC: Mean Sentence Length
VALUE: 22.44 years
DESCRIPTION: Average original sentence length.
STATISTIC: 1 to 2 Years
VALUE: 809
STATISTIC: 2 to 3 Years
VALUE: 674
STATISTIC: 3 to 5 Years
VALUE: 1,526
STATISTIC: 5 to 10 Years
VALUE: 4,060
STATISTIC: 10 to 15 Years
VALUE: 2,564
STATISTIC: 15 to 20 Years
VALUE: 2,211
STATISTIC: 20+ Years
VALUE: 1,619
STATISTIC: Life Sentence
VALUE: 245
DESCRIPTION: Lifers released (via parole).
STATISTIC: Life Without Parole
VALUE: 12
DESCRIPTION: LWOP releases (typically via death, commutation, or court order).
=== OFFENSE CATEGORIES ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Primary offense category of people released.
STATISTIC: Violent Offenses
VALUE: 5,774
PERCENTAGE: 42.1%
DESCRIPTION: People released whose primary conviction was for a violent crime.
STATISTIC: Sex Offenses
VALUE: 1,362
PERCENTAGE: 9.9%
STATISTIC: Property Offenses
VALUE: 2,738
PERCENTAGE: 20.0%
STATISTIC: Drug Offenses
VALUE: 2,082
PERCENTAGE: 15.2%
STATISTIC: Habit/DUI Offenses
VALUE: 46
STATISTIC: Other Offenses
VALUE: 1,719
=== AGE AT RELEASE ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
STATISTIC: Mean Age at Release
VALUE: 40.3 years
STATISTIC: Median Age at Release
VALUE: 38 years
STATISTIC: Teens (Under 20)
VALUE: 39
STATISTIC: Twenties (20-29)
VALUE: 2,586
STATISTIC: Thirties (30-39)
VALUE: 4,754
STATISTIC: Forties (40-49)
VALUE: 3,394
STATISTIC: Fifties (50-59)
VALUE: 1,889
STATISTIC: Sixties (60-69)
VALUE: 852
STATISTIC: Seventy Plus (70+)
VALUE: 210
DESCRIPTION: Elderly people released from prison.
=== TYPE OF ADMISSION ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
How people originally entered prison (for those released this year).
STATISTIC: New Sentence
VALUE: 9,906
DESCRIPTION: People originally admitted on a new court sentence.
STATISTIC: Probation Revocation (Partial)
VALUE: 1,233
DESCRIPTION: Probation revoked, serving partial remaining sentence.
STATISTIC: Probation Revocation (Remainder)
VALUE: 1,216
DESCRIPTION: Probation revoked, serving remainder of sentence.
STATISTIC: Parole Revocation (New Sentence)
VALUE: 828
DESCRIPTION: Parole revoked due to new criminal conviction.
STATISTIC: Parole Revocation (No New Sentence)
VALUE: 537
DESCRIPTION: Parole revoked for technical violations (no new crime).
STATISTIC: Released in Error
VALUE: 2
DESCRIPTION: People re-admitted after erroneous release.
=== INSTITUTION TYPE ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Last institution type before release.
STATISTIC: State Prison
VALUE: 7,832
DESCRIPTION: Released from state prison facilities.
STATISTIC: Transitional Center
VALUE: 2,120
DESCRIPTION: Released from transitional centers (reentry facilities).
STATISTIC: County Correctional Institution
VALUE: 1,906
DESCRIPTION: Released from county-operated facilities.
STATISTIC: Private Prison
VALUE: 1,547
DESCRIPTION: Released from privately-operated prisons.
STATISTIC: RSAT Center
VALUE: 224
DESCRIPTION: Released from Residential Substance Abuse Treatment centers.
STATISTIC: Probation Detention Center
VALUE: 93
DESCRIPTION: Released from probation detention centers.
=== SECURITY LEVEL AT RELEASE ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
STATISTIC: Minimum Security
VALUE: 198
DESCRIPTION: Released from minimum security classification.
STATISTIC: Medium Security
VALUE: 1,686
DESCRIPTION: Released from medium security classification.
STATISTIC: Close Security
VALUE: 721
DESCRIPTION: Released from close (high) security classification.
STATISTIC: Security Reported Total
VALUE: 2,605
STATISTIC: Security Not Reported
VALUE: 11,119
DESCRIPTION: People released before security classification was recorded.
=== EDUCATION LEVEL ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Education level at time of release.
STATISTIC: No School
VALUE: 2
STATISTIC: Grade 1-8
VALUE: 561
STATISTIC: Grade 9-11 (No Diploma)
VALUE: 3,304
STATISTIC: Grade 12 or GED
VALUE: 4,037
DESCRIPTION: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
STATISTIC: Some College/Tech School
VALUE: 678
STATISTIC: College Degree
VALUE: 89
DESCRIPTION: Bachelor's degree or higher.
STATISTIC: Education Reported Total
VALUE: 13,724
STATISTIC: Education Not Reported
VALUE: 0
=== TIME IN LAST INSTITUTION ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
How long people spent at their final facility before release.
STATISTIC: Mean Time in Last Institution
VALUE: 12 months
STATISTIC: Median Time in Last Institution
VALUE: 8 months
STATISTIC: 0 to 3 Months
VALUE: 3,269
STATISTIC: 3 to 6 Months
VALUE: 2,296
STATISTIC: 6 to 9 Months
VALUE: 2,090
STATISTIC: 9 to 12 Months
VALUE: 1,768
STATISTIC: 12 to 18 Months
VALUE: 1,807
STATISTIC: 18 to 24 Months
VALUE: 933
STATISTIC: 2 to 3 Years
VALUE: 830
STATISTIC: 3 to 4 Years
VALUE: 333
STATISTIC: 4 to 5 Years
VALUE: 95
STATISTIC: 5+ Years
VALUE: 43
=== DISCIPLINARY HISTORY ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Number of disciplinary reports during incarceration.
STATISTIC: Mean Disciplinary Reports
VALUE: 1.97
STATISTIC: Zero Reports
VALUE: 7,745
STATISTIC: One Report
VALUE: 2,158
STATISTIC: Two Reports
VALUE: 1,047
STATISTIC: Three Reports
VALUE: 665
STATISTIC: Four Reports
VALUE: 431
STATISTIC: Five Reports
VALUE: 355
STATISTIC: More Than Five Reports
VALUE: 1,323
=== TRANSFER HISTORY ===
Source: GDC Profile of Inmates Released (Calendar Year 2025)
Number of facility transfers during incarceration.
STATISTIC: Mean Transfers
VALUE: 3.08
STATISTIC: Zero Transfers
VALUE: 811
STATISTIC: One Transfer
VALUE: 4,386
STATISTIC: Two Transfers
VALUE: 2,847
STATISTIC: Three Transfers
VALUE: 1,793
STATISTIC: Four Transfers
VALUE: 1,209
STATISTIC: Five Transfers
VALUE: 811
STATISTIC: More Than Five Transfers
VALUE: 1,867