The rate of released offenders returned to prison is the lowest it has been in 11 years, the director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said yesterday.
Last year, 34 percent of inmates returned to prison for a parole or probation violation or a new felony conviction, down from 36 percent in 2009, said Director Gary Mohr.
Last year's recidivism rate is the lowest since 1997, when it was also 34 percent.
The national recidivism rate averages about 50 percent, the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics says. Read more...
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