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Government,
Criminal

Jan. 22, 2020

$16.3M state grant showed recidivism can be cut, says Judicial Council report

A $16.3 million state grant kept recidivism rates low by funding collaborative court programs, according to a report released by the Judicial Council, but the data collected from pretrial risk assessment programs funded by the same grant was “inconsistent” in quality.

A $16.3 million state grant kept recidivism rates low by funding collaborative court programs, according to a report released by the Judicial Council, but the data collected from pretrial risk assessment programs funded by the same grant was “inconsistent” in quality.

Between 2015 and 2018, only 66 of more than 4,000 participants were discharged from the funded collaborative court programs because of a new misdemeanor or felony cha...

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