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| Push is on to cut recidivism in county jails |
| By azcentral.com/ - Michelle Ye Hee Lee |
| Published: 06/28/2013 |
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ARIZONA - Maricopa County hopes to reduce recidivism among jail inmates by spending more money on high-risk offenders and helping low-risk inmates safely reintegrate into their communities upon release. The county’s latest efforts are part of a growing national trend toward classifying inmates based on their likelihood of committing another crime and matching them with services that decrease the chances of them returning to crime. County officials unveiled their Transition From Jail to Community effort last week, though planning has been under way since August 2011, when a consultant from the National Institute of Corrections began working with county criminal-justice agencies to collect and analyze data about the inmate population. Read More. |
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