trouble with the law, but you might want to know the real statistics, published by CDCR's own research division. According to CDCR's own 2011 Adult Institutions Outcome Evaluation Report, of 860 convicted murderers who have been released between January 1995 and March 2011, five have been returned to prison for new crimes (2 for second-degree burglary, one petty theft, one robbery, 2 for possession of a weapon). This represents a less than 1% recidivism rate, or less than one one-hundredth of California's overall 70% recidivism rate. So when we talk about public safety, let's talk about the whole picture.
Jane Dorotik W90870 California Institution for Women, MB 114L 16756 Chino-Corona Road Corona, CA 92880
Originally published March 2012 in the SURA Advocate
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