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| Study: Halfway houses don’t work |
| By psdispatch.com - Steve Mocarsky |
| Published: 03/26/2013 |
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A new report finds that prisoners released to halfway houses like one in downtown Hazleton are more likely to be rearrested or re-incarcerated than those released directly to the street. According to the 2013 Recidivism Report published by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, inmates paroled to halfway houses — referred to as community corrections centers — have a 65.7 percent recidivism rate compared to a rate of 61.2 percent for those paroled to the street when looking at the most recent three-year overall recidivism rates. Recidivism is defined as the rearrest or re-incarceration of a person after his or her release from prison. Read More. |
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