Safer Foundation
571 W. Jackson
Chicago, IL 60661
312-922-2200
Fax: 312-922-0839
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 Treatment Programs are Effective - For every grade level advance in education, the inmate’s probability of re-offending drops by 2.9% (Source: Florida DOC, May 2001 Recidivism Report)
- According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons there is an inverse relationship between recidivism rates and education. The more education received, the less likely an individual is to be rearrested or re-imprisoned. (The Soros Foundation, Research Brief, Education as Crime Prevention, 1997)
- Research by RAND indicates that an additional $1 million spent on treatment for individuals with a drug offense would reduce serious crime 15 times more than expanding the use of mandatory prison terms.
- If quality drug treatment were made available to all who needed it, recidivism could be reduced by 36-60%. (Source: Dr. R. Casper, CURE-NY)
- A study of inmates in San Diego who completed drug treatment in prison and then participated in a community-based after-care program had a recidivism rate of 27% compared to a control group who did neither and had a recidivism rate of 75%. (F. Butterfield, New York Times, 11/29/00)
- The Oregon Department of Corrections conducted research on what community-based strategies work to reduce recidivism. Among their findings are:
| - A balance of community supervision, sanctions and treatment | | - Community alcohol and drug treatment | | - Parole transition services | | - Cognitive skills development | | - Targeting high and moderate risk individuals |
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