Blog Posts in June, 2014

Lax Parole Has Serious Consequences in Colorado

Half of released Colorado prison inmates are soon re-imprisoned. The national recidivist rate for prison inmates who serve time for one offense and are later imprisoned for a second, third or even fourth offense is about 30 percent; in Colorado, the recidivist rate is 50 percent. Over the past several years, continuing budget cuts have resulted in a shrinking number of parole officers, whose ...