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The Revolving Doorof America’s Prisons
April 2011
The Pew Center on the States is a division of The Pew Charitable Trusts that identifies andadvances effective solutions to critical issues facing states. Pew is a nonprofit organizationthat applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the publicand stimulate civic life.
PEW CENTER ON THE STATES
Susan K. Urahn, managing director
Public Safety Performance Project
Adam Gelb, director Jennifer Laudano, senior officer Alexis Schuler, senior officerCourtney Dozier, officer Jake Horowitz, project managerRichard Jerome, project managerRyan King, project managerBrian Elderbroom, senior associateSamantha Harvell, senior associate Jason Newman, senior associateRobin Olsen, senior associateRolanda Rascoe, senior associateCorinne Mills, associateMary Tanner Noel, administrative assistantGita Ram, administrative assistant
ACKNOWlEDGmENTS
We thank the survey respondents from departments of corrections in all responding states,and our survey and data partners at the Association of State Correctional Administrators:George Camp and Camille Camp, co-executive directors; Patricia Hardyman, seniorassociate, Camelia Graham, statistician and Fred Levesque, consultant. We also greatlyappreciate the contributions of Jenifer Warren, John Prevost of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, James F. Austin of the JFA Institute, Michael Connelly of the OklahomaDepartment of Corrections, Tony Fabelo of the Council of State Governments Justice Centerand Howard Snyder of the Bureau of Justice Statistics. We also thank Pew colleagues Nancy Augustine, Michael Caudell-Feagan, Lynette Clemetson, Kil Huh, Jennifer Peltak, EvanPotler, Joan Riggs, Aidan Russell, Carla Uriona, Gaye Williams and Denise Wilson.
Suggested Citation:
Pew Center on the States,
State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America’s Prisons
(Washington, DC: The Pew Charitable Trusts, April 2011).
For additional information, visitwww.pewcenteronthestates.org.
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Pew State of Recidivism
This report, which looks at data from 1999 and 2004, updates the last national study of recidivism rates, conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics and based on data from 1994. Pew…
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