CONNECTICUT PAPER STUDIES - STATE RECIDIVISM RATE - 75 Percent Rearrested After Release - 1974 March 20

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A Connecticut prison recidivism study reports that 75% of 200 men released from state prisons in 1962 and 1967 continued to get into legal trouble. Across five- and 10-year periods through 1972, 60% of ex-offenders were convicted of felonies and 15% of misdemeanors, with 68% reimprisoned. The report details recidivism timing, new-crime categories, parole violator returns, and the effect of age, prior incarceration frequency, race, time free, and offense type.

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CONNECTICUT PAPER STUDIESSTATE RECIDIVISM RATE

75 Percent Rearrested After Release

Findings on convictions and reimprisonment

Prison returns, categories of crime, and trends

RICHARD J.O'CONNELL,Publisher Vol.5 No.6 Published bi-weekly by Washington Crime News Services # CONNECTICUT PAPER STUDIESSTATE RECIDIVISM RATE 75 Percent Rearrested After Release Seventy-five percent of 200 men releasedfrom Connecticut prisons in 1962 and 1967 con-tinued to get into trouble with the law,accordingto a copyrighted study just published by TheHartford Courant Co. The Courant's examination of just how wellthe Connecticut prison system rehabilitates,showsthat in the five and 10-year periods through 1972,60 percent of the ex-offenders were convicted offelonies and 15 percent were convicted of mis-demeanors.Sixty-eight percent were reimprisonedfor their new crimes. In the 10-year period between 1962 and 1972,The Courant found that 151 of the 200 men understudy were convicted of at least one new crime,ranging from intoxication to murder.The papersaid that most of the men had multiple convictionsand eight men were accused of new crimes andreturned to prison as parole violators instead ofgoing to trial.Only 41 men,or slightly under 21percent of the total,had no further convictionsfor any crimes after their release. The Hartford Courant Co.study also showed:that 99 men were returned to prison for terms ofone year or more;37 men,or just under 19 per-cent,were locked up again at least once for termsof less than a year;23 men,or just under 12 per-cent,were convicted of new crimes but were onlyfined or given suspended sentences. The Courant study involved two separategroups of men,100 released in 1962 and 100 (Continued on Page 2) CORRECTIONTS ● Prison Management TechniquesDIGEST● Training and Career Development● Rehabili tation and Treatment Concepts● Parole and Probation Trends● Community Guidance Programs # A Complete Information Exchange for the Rehabilitation and Correction Professional CHARLES A.BAILEY,Editor 703-941-6600.$48 per year;multi-copy rates and 30-day trial subseription available on request. March 20,1974 ● Literature and Products NANCY VAN WYEN,Circulation Mgr. 7620 Little River Turnpike,Annandale,Virginia 22003.Phone Page 1 # GAS SHORTAGE PROMPTSPAROLE RULE CHANGE But Kentucky's Low Recividism RateAlso Influences Decision In Kentucky the gas shortage has finallyworked its way into the rule book for dealingwith parole violators.From now on,geographyand not precedent will determine in which prisona parole violator is incarcerated. "But they hardly have a say in the matter,"said State Corrections Commissioner Charles J.Holmes,who recently announced the change asa part of an energy-saving program of the StateBureau of Corrections. Under the new plan,geography will decidewhether a male parole violator is to be takendirectly back to the prison from which he was (See Rule Change Page 3) # IN THIS ISSUE Connecticut Gets Recidivism StudyGas Shortage Hits Parole PolicyCongressional Study Raps PrisonsIndiana Plans For Grants ToldVa.Official Cleared of ChargesFunctional Illiteracy Blocks RehabPanel Says Parole "Beyond Reform"Illinois Outlines Plans for 1975Inmate Complaint System Starts April 1ABA to Study "Economic Mystery"Carlson Scores Efforts to Stop BuildingReclassification Violation ChargedConn.Gets Ex-Offender Hiring Policy 工 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 released in 1967.Findings for the 1962-72 groupclearly show that at least a 10-year followup isrequired for completeness.In that group,TheCourant said,16 men committed new crimes fiveto 10 years after their release which would nothave shown up on a study limited to just five years. General trends produced by both the fiveand 10-year groups showed:that the more timesa man has been behind bars the more likely he isto return;the older a man is when released theless likely he is to get into further trouble;blackmen are more likely to be locked up again thanwhite men;the longer a man stays out of prison,the better his chances are of staying out for good;and sex

FAQs

What percentage of released men were rearrested after release in the study?

Seventy-five percent of the 200 men released from Connecticut prisons continued to get into trouble with the law after release.

What did the study report about felony and misdemeanor convictions?

Across the five- and 10-year periods through 1972, 60% of ex-offenders were convicted of felonies and 15% were convicted of misdemeanors.

Which factors were associated with higher or lower likelihood of returning to trouble?

The study states that more times behind bars increased the likelihood of return, older age at release reduced further trouble, longer time out of prison improved chances, and sex offenders were less likely to repeat crimes.

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