PENN LIVE: Fewer convicted criminals are going back to their illegal behavior after serving time in Pennsylvania prisons, according to new information from the Pa. Department of Corrections.
Statistics show that the latest six-month, one-year and three-year recidivism rates between 2011 and 2013 have dropped to all-time lows.
Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said the latest 2013 statistics on recidivism demonstrates that prison reform efforts — like the Justice Reinvestment Initiative — are resulting in progress for public safety… (more)
