Philadelphia judges give jail time at a rate similar to judges elsewhere in the state …
… but they tack on probation twice as often, adding months or years of supervision …
… and, as a result, virtually all sentences from Philadelphia judges include probation.
JAIL PLUS PROBATION
ALL SENTENCES WITH PROBATION
41%
Phila.
Phila.
96%
Suburbs
22%
Suburbs
74%
19%
76%
Statewide
Statewide
Note: Data are from sentences from 2016 to 2018 that exclude murder and other serious felony charges in which probation is typically not an option at sentencing. “Suburbs” are Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
SOURCE: Inquirer analysis of Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts data by DYLAN PURCELL
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
Philadelphia judges give jail time at a rate similar to judges elsewhere in the state, but they tack on probation twice as often, adding months or years of supervision …
JAIL PLUS PROBATION
41%
Phila.
Suburbs
22%
19%
Statewide
… and, as a result, virtually all sentences from Philadelphia judges include probation.
ALL SENTENCES WITH PROBATION
Phila.
96%
Suburbs
74%
76%
Statewide
Note: Data are from sentences from 2016 to 2018 that exclude murder and other serious felony charges in which probation is typically not an option at sentencing. “Suburbs” are Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.
SOURCE: Inquirer analysis of Administrative Office of the
Pennsylvania Courts data by DYLAN PURCELL
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
