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| Halfway Houses and Recidivism |
| By lancasteronline.com |
| Published: 06/12/2013 |
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Manheim residents who two years ago blocked a proposed privately run halfway house for state correction parolees should be applauded for their prescience. A recent groundbreaking study by state officials confirmed what the residents apparently knew all along — the halfway house model is deeply flawed. Inmates who spent time in halfway houses, the study found, were more likely to return to crime than those who were released directly to the street. The study found that 67 percent of inmates sent to these facilities were rearrested or sent back to prison within three years. This compares to 60 percent of inmates who were released to the streets. The study by the state Corrections Department examined 38 privately run and 14 state-run halfway houses. The results were the same for both categories. Read More. |
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