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| State should continue working to cut recidivism |
| By thenorthwestern.com |
| Published: 02/14/2013 |
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The state of Florida is no longer locking people up for a period of time and then releasing them, hoping they don’t come back. So said Mike Crews, secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, in a recent news conference. The dropping rate of recidivism — when ex-prisoners commit new crimes — is paying off for Florida, saving taxpayers about $44 million. The state needs to maintain such efforts. A top priority of the penal system should be to rehabilitate offenders. Locking offenders up is a crude but necessary method of dealing with crime, but few prisoners should be considered beyond rehabilitation. Most state prisoners can become law-abiding citizens. Yet the tide may be turning. … Gov. Rick Scott and officials will reward Corrections Department employees with direct roles in the drop with one-time $1,000 bonuses, costing $21 million. The employees certainly deserve it, but some of the savings should also be reinvested in more methods to keep the anti-recidivism momentum going. And another chunk of the money should help balance the budget. … Read More. |
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