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| Recidivism rates drop in Pennsylvania state prison system |
| By gsnmagazine.com |
| Published: 05/11/2015 |
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Harrisburg, PA, May 7 – Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary John Wetzel has announced what he called "exciting" statistics on recidivism in the state corrections system demonstrating that prison reform efforts are showing concrete results in the area of public safety. The DOC released updated statistics that show six-month, one-year and three-year recidivism rates for the years of 2000 through 2013 that show all three rates dropped in the latest year. "These are exciting numbers and show that we're making real increases in public safety," Wetzel said. "I look forward to continued work with the General Assembly, the law enforcement community and Governor Wolf to continue this important trend." For example, based on the latest one-year recidivism rate drop from 2013 to 2014, there were approximately 1,028 less individuals released from the DOC who broke the law or violated the rules of their supervision. Read More. |
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