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Local data suggesting jail terms increase recidivism

By Douglas A. Berman

This new research report from the Vera Institute of Justice, titled "Assessing the Effectiveness of Intermediate Sanctions in Multnomah County, Oregon," provides some interesting data on the use various sanctions when offenders violate the conditions of their probation or post-prison supervision.  This report summary details these key findings: Most people (70 percent) did not receive any type of sanction or intervention while on probation or under post-prison supervision in Multnomah County, and most were neither re-arrested (74 percent) nor reconvicted (85 percent) after their supervision ended. Multnomah County relies heavily on jail to sanction those who violate conditions of supervision. Of the 30 percent of the supervised population who were sanctioned, 92 percent received jail time at some point during their supervision...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 25, 2008 (boomark / email).