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| County Has Highest Re-Offender Rate in State |
| By annarbor.com |
| Published: 04/09/2010 |
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Washtenaw County holds the dubious distinction of being the county with the highest recidivism rate in the state of Michigan. But that's nothing new. "It's always been that way," said Mary King, community coordinator for the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative of Washtenaw County. "One of the reasons is because we have a very low prison commitment rate, which means that we're tending to send to prison the folks who have the highest risk for violence," she said. "And also Washtenaw County traditionally has had pretty significant barriers to housing and employment, which are two key indicators of success." King gave a presentation tonight to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, calling for help in getting parolees into jobs once they leave prison so they can become productive members of society rather than repeat their mistakes. She said the county's recidivism rate is somewhere between 60 percent and 75 percent, depending on whether one is looking at two or three years of data and which crimes are counted. Read More. |
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