23-10  Basic Statistics of Termers in Custody
	(person)
Item	2003	2004
Termers in Custody at the Beginning of the Year	1546130	1562742
Females	71286	75870
Minors	19990	21975
Persons Dis-imprisoned	342401	332172
Termers in Custody at the End of the Year	1562742	1558511
a) Minors in this table refers to termers at the age between 14 and 18.
b) Persons dis-imprisoned refer to persons commuted, paroled or released after serving the full term of a sentence.