Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Inspector General Can't Tell If DOJ Offender Reentry Grants Are Effective

Attorney General Eric Holder may be a fan of the Justice Department's prisoner reentry programs, but an audit released Wednesday by the DOJ’s Inspector General found the department is doing a poor job monitoring the effectiveness of programs aimed at reducing recidivism.

According to the report, the Inspector General’s office could not determine if Office of Justice Program grants were successful in reducing recidivism rates because the office does not effectively track how the programs that receive grants spend their funds.  Read more...

Full DOJ Report Here (4 MB in size)

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