Recidivism Rate In Prisons Drops

(Des Moines, IA) — Iowa Department of Corrections director Beth Skinner says the number of people who have been released from prisons and committed another crime in the last three years has dropped for the first time in six years. Skinner the results come from efforts to address the things that got people into prison by building their social and human capital Skinner says part of the program is to help prisoners deal with their negatives like antisocial behavior. They also give them skills to use once they are out of prison. The three-year recidivism rate was 38-point-seven percent — down point-nine percent.