The report, covering the second year of data since the passage of
Proposition 57, reveals that individuals who earned credits
through participation and completion of rehabilitative programs
experienced lower recidivism rates. Particularly, individuals
with any form of programming credit exhibited significantly lower
conviction rates compared to those without enhanced credit
earnings (39.2 percent versus 45.6 percent).
The latest
report provides the latest available recidivism
information, examining 36,086 people released from CDCR custody
in FY 2018-19. The COVID-19 pandemic, active during the final two
years of the three-year follow-up period, led to changes to
statewide crime rates (see: 2022
Crime in California Report), court closures, the shift of
court proceedings to electronic/remote proceedings, and the
temporary suspension of intakes and transfers to CDCR. These
factors likely influenced all three measures of recidivism which
are developed to utilize a three-year follow-up period, and
analyze a cohort’s arrests, convictions and returns to prison.
For additional information and a copy of the report, please click
here.
