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| New Study Could Aid PA Dept. Of Corrections With Efforts To Combat Recidivism |
| By wesa.fm- Kathleen J. Davis |
| Published: 04/06/2018 |
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In Pennsylvania, about 60 percent of parolees are rearrested or reenter the prison system within three years of release. About 20,000 people are released from the prison system each year. Over two years, a University of Maryland study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections found inmates willing to relocate cities after release were seven percent less likely to be rearrested or reincarcerated, compared to their peers who went back to their former communities. Bret Bucklen, the DOC's director of planning, research and statistics, said for some inmates, aspects of their old community such as family and friend networks help them stay out of trouble. Read More. |
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