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| By .toledoblade.com |
| Published: 10/10/2012 |
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Ohio's prisoner recidivism rates have dropped by 21 percent in less than a decade. They should fall even further if Ohio and the federal government continue to invest in prisoner re-entry programs. These efforts include public and private nonprofit programs funded by the federal Second Chance Act, co-authored by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio). They continue to enjoy bipartisan support. The legislation poured more than $10 million into Ohio between 2009 and 2011. The 700,000 people a year released from U.S. prisons include 22,500 from Ohio’s 28 state prisons. They face enormous obstacles, including problems with housing, employment, education, mental health, and substance abuse. Re-entry programs help released prisoners, many of whom are returning to some of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, overcome those hurdles through job training, treatment, transitional housing, and other services. Reducing recidivism by 10 percent nationwide would save more than a half-billion dollars a year in prison costs, while significantly reducing crime. Read More. |
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