From Alabama Daily News:
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Several Alabama state agencies are working different efforts and initiatives to keep people from returning to prison after they’re released.
Under the Reentry Alabama 2030 initiative, state leaders want to half the current rate of 29% in six years.
“Alabama is ranked 25th in the country on recidivism; our goal is to cut that recidivism in half by the end of this decade,” Cam Ward, director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, told the Reentry Alabama Study Commission on Tuesday.
“Should we cut it in half, that would make us in the top five states in the country, and I think that’s a goal that we can make.” Continue Reading >>>
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