23-10 Basic Statistics of Termers in Custody
|  | (person)
Item | 2004 | 2005
Termers in Custody at the Beginning of the Year | 1562742 | 1558511
Female | 75870 | 77279
Minors | 21975 | 23957
Persons Dis-imprisoned | 332172 | 319346
Termers in Custody at the End of the Year | 1558511 | 1565711
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.