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1 results foundAuthor: Florida TaxWatch Title: Inmate Reentry in Florida: The Impact of Reentry Programs on Florida's Recidivism Rate Summary: The corrections system in the United States is based on the understanding that when an individual is convicted of a crime, they must complete a specific punishment, adjudicated by a competent court, and upon the completion of that punishment, they are released back into the community. The assumption made by our system of justice is that when an inmate is released from prison, they will successfully reenter society. The statistics, however, refute this assumption. Among those admitted to prison in Florida in 2010 and 2011, the overwhelming majority (81 percent) of Florida's inmates serve less than five years, and only nine percent faced sentences of 10 years or more, meaning that 91 percent of criminals admitted into prison in 2010 and 2011 have already been released, or will be released within the next seven years. Current statistics show that there is a 27.6 percent chance that a released inmate will return to prison (known as "recidivating" or "recidivism") within three years of release, irrespective of the crime that initially landed them in prison. Additionally, nearly fifty percent of new admissions to prison will have previously served time. Given the volume of inmates released each year, the state must pay close attention to the transition of those inmates back into society, and this transition has become a major focus of criminal justice reform efforts in the past several years. To address this need, "reentry" programs, which help inmates develop the tools that will be necessary to assimilate back into society, are on the rise across the nation. In Florida today, there are a variety of reentry programs which provide helpful services such as substance abuse treatment, vocational/educational training, faith and character-based training, and assistance obtaining documentation necessary for post-release employment. Details: Tallahassee: Florida TaxWatch, 2013. 12p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 20, 2014 at: http://floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/Reentry2013FINAL.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/Reentry2013FINAL.pdf Shelf Number: 133744 Keywords: Prisoner Reentry (Florida)RecidivismRehabilitation |