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LBB lays out recidivism study, adult and juvie corrections population, cost projections

I turned on the House Appropriations Committee hearing first thing this morning to listen to exceedingly brief presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and TDCJ chief Brad Livingston about the prison system. LBB presented the committee with several important new reports, including updated adult and juvenile inmate cost and population projections and three-year recidivism rates. Here they are:Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: 2011-2016Statewide Criminal Justice Recidivism and Revocation RatesCriminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: 2008-2010 Since both adult and juvenile systems (especially juvenile) saw major reforms in 2007, Rep. Warren Chisum wanted more recent, post reform recidivism data, complaining that the report linked above only included offenders released in FY 2006 and 2007...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).