UPDATE:
The State Department of Corrections released its recidivism study Thursday, showing the number of re-arrests and re-incarcerations after an inmate is released from prison.
State officials, including Governor Tom Corbett, hope the study will help them to reduce crime.
According to the report, which goes back to 2000, about six in ten released inmates are re-arrested or sent back to jail within three years of their release.
Governor Tom Corbett calls the study groundbreaking and comprehensive and says it'll help him reform the Corrections Department as well as reduce crime by studying re-incarcerations and re-arrests. The goal is also to help you save some money.
According to the 2013 recidivism report, the Department of Corrections can save taxpayers close to $45 million dollars a year by reducing the re-incarceration rate by 10 percent. It can also save about 16.5 million a year, by reducing recidivist admissions by 10 percent.
"It's not a solution, it's a measurement of the problem. And a pretty, we think comprehensive measurement. So we think it's a landmark recidivism study,” explained Brett Bucklen, Director of Research, Planning and Statistics for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. “We're excited about the study. And all of the work that went into it and the comprehensive measurements, but we're not thrilled with the results of the study."
To view the report click on either the attached link or on Find It.
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On Thursday, PA Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, announced the release of the Department of Corrections’ 2013 Recidivism Report.
Wetzel says the report is used to get a true picture of whether our state prison system is meeting its goal of reducing future crime.
In the report, recidivism is defined three ways:
One of the highlights in the report states, approximately 6 in 10 inmates are either rearrested or reincarcerated within three years of release from prison.
The report also says that recidivism rates have been stable for the past 10 years, and approximately 10% of all police arrests in PA involve released state inmates.
Highlights of the report specific to community corrections are:
To view the report in its entirety, visit www.cor.state.pa.us.
The State Department of Corrections released its recidivism study Thursday, showing the number of re-arrests and re-incarcerations after an inmate is released from prison.
State officials, including Governor Tom Corbett, hope the study will help them to reduce crime.
According to the report, which goes back to 2000, about six in ten released inmates are re-arrested or sent back to jail within three years of their release.
Governor Tom Corbett calls the study groundbreaking and comprehensive and says it'll help him reform the Corrections Department as well as reduce crime by studying re-incarcerations and re-arrests. The goal is also to help you save some money.
According to the 2013 recidivism report, the Department of Corrections can save taxpayers close to $45 million dollars a year by reducing the re-incarceration rate by 10 percent. It can also save about 16.5 million a year, by reducing recidivist admissions by 10 percent.
"It's not a solution, it's a measurement of the problem. And a pretty, we think comprehensive measurement. So we think it's a landmark recidivism study,” explained Brett Bucklen, Director of Research, Planning and Statistics for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. “We're excited about the study. And all of the work that went into it and the comprehensive measurements, but we're not thrilled with the results of the study."
To view the report click on either the attached link or on Find It.
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On Thursday, PA Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, announced the release of the Department of Corrections’ 2013 Recidivism Report.
Wetzel says the report is used to get a true picture of whether our state prison system is meeting its goal of reducing future crime.
In the report, recidivism is defined three ways:
- Rearrest, the first instance of arrest after an inmate is released from state prison.
- Reincarceration, the first instance of returning to state prison after an inmate is released from state prison.
- Overall recidivism, the first instance of any type of rearrest or reincarceration after an inmate is released from state prison.
One of the highlights in the report states, approximately 6 in 10 inmates are either rearrested or reincarcerated within three years of release from prison.
The report also says that recidivism rates have been stable for the past 10 years, and approximately 10% of all police arrests in PA involve released state inmates.
Highlights of the report specific to community corrections are:
To view the report in its entirety, visit www.cor.state.pa.us.