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| Less Inmates Returning To KY Prisons |
| By courier-journal.com |
| Published: 01/05/2011 |
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Released inmates are being sent back to Kentucky prisons at the lowest rate in a decade, according to state officials who say it's an indication that efforts to reduce prison populations are working. New data from the Department of Corrections shows 29.5 percent of inmates released in 2008 have been returned to prison, either for new felony offenses or parole violations. That two-year recidivism rate is the lowest since 2000, when the state posted a 28.9 percent rate. The state's three-year recidivism rate also dropped, with 40.3 percent of those released in 2007 returning, down from a rate of 42.7 percent for those released in 2006. Corrections Commissioner LaDonna Thompson said the numbers show steps taken to keep people from returning to prison are working and saving taxpayers money. Kentucky currently spends $447 million on corrections annually. Read More. |
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