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ENTRY REASON (LOCAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM)

Data Element: ENTRY REASON (LOCAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM)
Definition: The most serious reason for incarceration at the time of entry (at the beginning of a continuous period of incarceration) into the local correctional system.

NOTE: This element does not include inmates held on substitute jail orders from other jurisdictions.
Standard of Verification: Official court papers
Parole warrant
Federal legal papers
Local Conditional Release Commission papers.
Data Type: AN
Field Size: 2
Field Format: 2AN
Originating Teams: Corrections
User Teams: Corrections and Courts
Tables / Codes: SENTENCED
11 - Sentenced to Local Correctional Facility for Felony Conviction
12 - Sentenced to Local Correctional Facility for Misdemeanor Conviction
13 - Adjudicated Youthful Offender
28 - Sentenced on Other Conviction
29 - Sentence of Unknown Type or Level
DETAINED WITHOUT BAIL SET
31 - Detained, Unsentenced, Without Bail
Felony Charge
32 - Detained, Sentenced to State Prison
No Bail
33 - Detained for Violation of Probation
34 - Detained for Violation of Local Conditional Release
35 - Detained, Unsentenced, Without Bail
Misdemeanor Charge
36 - Detained, Unsentenced, Without Bail
Civil Action
48 - Detained, Unsentenced, Without Bail
Other Charge
49 - Detained, Unsentenced, Without Bail
Reason Unknown
DETAINED WITH BAIL SET
51 - Detained, Unsentenced, Bail Set
Felony Charge
52 - Detained, Sentenced to State Prison
Bail Set
53 - Detained, Unsentenced, Bail Set
Misdemeanor Charge
54 - Detained, Unsentenced, Bail Set
Civil Action
68 - Detained, Unsentenced, Bail Set
Other Charge
69 - Detained, Unsentenced, Bail Set
Reason Unknown
HOUSED - OTHER REASONS
71 - Detained for Parole Action
72 - Federal Inmate
73 - Fugitive From Justice
78 - Other (See Comments)
79 - Unknown
Comments: The table is ranked in descending order.
An example of the use of Code 78 would be the case of a person brought to a facility on an Order to Produce and held for a period of time before being returned to the original facility. Code 78 would also be used for Coram Nobis and Emergency Overnight Housing cases.
See also:
ADMISSION REASON: HOUSED-IN INMATE (LOCAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM)
ADMISSION REASON (LOCAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM)
ADMISSION REASON - ORIGINAL (STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM)
Page Info: DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 2/92