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escapes was reduced from 578 in the 1973-74 fiscal year to 136 in 1976-77, and the rate of escapes per 1,000 inmates dropped from 106 to 19, or 82 per cent, in the same period.
Expansion of the State penal facilities also permitted the backup of convicted felons still being held in local jails to be reduced from 1,815 tofewer than 800. '“‘ttle Govern of saifr Virginia increased its coordination among various modes of transportation and completed major sections of interstate and arterial highways.
“Emphasis also continued on the secondary road system. Major reconstruction was completed on more than 340 miles, approximately 14,000 miles were resurfaced, and more than 500 bridges on the secondary system were strengthened to serve vehicle weights of at least 10 tons,” he said.
Public school enrollment reached a record 1,142,998 in 1975-76, and then began a downward trend as a result of
lower birth rates. During the four-year period, enron?.,^... in the state’s 23 community colleges rose from 83,347 to 138,312, while that in the State-supported four-year colleges went'from 96,880 to 121,719.
Despite the 1974-75 recession, followed by a gradual and erratic upturn, Virginia’s economy fared better than that of many states, the Governor said.
Unemployment was consistently below national levels; per capital income
93.6%