23-10  Basic Statistics of Termers in Custody
 
    (person)
Item 2005 2006
     
Termers in Custody at the Beginning of the Year 1558511 1565711
    Female 77279 77771
    Minors 23957 23250
Persons Dis-imprisoned 319346 340694
Termers in Custody at the End of the Year 1565711 1566839
     
   
a) Minors in this table refer 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.