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| Inmates Released Early In California Under Prop 36 Have Low Recidivism Rate |
| By huffingtonpost.com - Kathleen Miles |
| Published: 09/18/2013 |
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In less than 10 months, California has let 1,000 inmates out of prison early. Opponents said the releases would lead to an increase in crime, but a new report by the Stanford Three Strikes Project, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund shows that the released inmates' recidivism rate has been comparatively low. The report says the 1,000 prisoners released early so far have a recidivism rate of 2 percent -- as opposed to the usual 16 percent for all California inmates. They were released because California voters in November passed Prop 36, revising the state's three-strikes law, which mandates a life sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony. Prop 36 changed the law so that the third felony has to be serious or violent -- not something more minor like writing a bad check or stealing a slice of pizza. The measure also allows inmates whose third strike is a non-serious, nonviolent offense to petition for early release. The inmates released since November -- who have been out now for an average of four months -- filed such a petition. Read More. |
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