Tens of thousands of people make up Pennsylvani's inmate population and many of them are recidivists.
Tens of thousands of people make up Pennsylvania's inmate population, and many of them are people who have already been incarcerated.MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — It’s the reality for thousands of Pennsylvanians in the criminal justice system: being re-arrested or re-incarcerated. "Our current recidivism rate is down. It’s 54.8%, and it's the lowest it’s been in 20 years," Evans said.
It’s a process that’s not only working at the state level. In York County, Prison Warden Adam Ogle says the mindset and the approach have changed to benefit the county. Under their new initiative and space called the Reentrant Opportunity Center various departments come under one roof for the same reason."It's breaking down that stigma of being in the criminal justice system," Camillo said." letting them know like ‘Hey it’s okay, everybody makes mistakes. What's important that we're not continuing to make them.
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