Tag: recidivism

Virginia DOC Touts Lowest Recidivism Rate in the U.S.

by Justice Design Staff

June 2, 2025

RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) Director Chad Dotson announced on May 29 that Virginia’s latest 17.6% recidivism rate is the lowest in the United States. Data from the VADOC ...

CDCR Gives Programming Partial Credit for Drop in Recidivism

by Lynn Michaels

April 22, 2025

SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in early April published its latest recidivism report, finding the recidivism rate for people released in fiscal year 2019-20 declined by 2.8 percentage ...