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Apr 13, 2011

DOC's Repeat Customers

     According to a new report from The Pew Center For The States, Alabama's recidivism rate is actually not that high.
    Yes, a little over a third (35.1%) of the state's prisoners end up back behind bars, but that's certainly lower than that of the half-dozen states with a rate above fifty percent (including California's 57.8%!).
    Alabama also spends less money per-prisoner than any other state in the union, so perhaps our rate is lower because our accommodations are less comfortable?    

3 comments:

Jay Croft said...

I guess you haven't heard about Arizona's notorious Maricopa County prison system. The prisoners live in tents.

Tim Lennox said...

Ah yes, the same place where the jail uniforms are pink? (-:

Jay Croft said...

The very same.