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	Table  047 (Soc., Pri., Number)
	Number of Convicted Prisoners  (Previous Convictions) (1996-2003)
	Pri047e
Item	1996				1997				1998				1999
	Male	Female	Total	%	Male	Female	Total	%	Male	Female	Total	%	Male	Female	Total	%
Not Convicted Before	9,894	488	10,382	58.4	9,968	384	10,352	57.1	12,013	435	12,448	59.8	13,658	501	14,159	63.0
Convicted Once Before	4,615	74	4,689	26.4	5,144	171	5,315	29.3	5,288	390	5,678	27.3	5,368	242	5,610	25.0
Convicted Twice Before	1,455	77	1,532	8.6	1,407	24	1,431	7.9	1,511	13	1,524	7.3	1,498	41	1,539	6.9
Convicted Trice Before	703	15	718	4.0	611	21	632	3.5	625	4	629	3.0	595	15	610	2.7
Convicted 4 to 6 Times	301	9	310	1.7	268	38	306	1.7	404	3	407	2.0	416	2	418	1.9
Convicted 7 to 10 Times	117	2	119	0.7	85	16	101	0.6	111	0	111	0.5	112	0	112	0.5
Convicted 11 Times & Over	18	1	19	0.1	4	2	6	0.0	10	0	10	0.0	18	0	18	0.1
Total	17,103	666	17,769	100	17,487	656	18,143	100	19,962	845	20,807	100	21,665	801	22,466	100
Item	2000				2001				2002				2003
	Male	Female	Total	Juveniles	Male	Female	Total	Juveniles	Male	Female	Total	Juveniles	Male	Female	Total	Juveniles
Not Convicted Before	10,223	324	10,547	53	11,717	222	11,939	44	13,348	372	13,720	64	14,359	489	14,848	101
Convicted Once Before	4,410	152	4,562	­	5,910	221	6,131	­	6,153	112	6,265	­	6,739	129	6,868	­
Convicted more than two Times	3,549	57	3,606	­	4,145	24	4,169	­	4,908	130	5,038	­	5,837	128	5,965	­
Total	18,182	533	18,715	­	21,772	467	22,239	­	24,409	614	25,023	­	26,935	746	27,681	­
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Prisons Statistics 2000, Department of Prisons
Revised:  2008(y)/11(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka