• The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world

• 1 in every 31 adults is involved in the criminal justice system,
  either incarcerated or on community supervision.

• 97% of incarcerated persons will return to their home community

• Approximately 8,000 prisoners are released each year in Wisconsin

• Almost 700 state inmates are scheduled to be released to the region of Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet and Brown counties in the next twelve months.

• Without reentry intervention, 50% of those released in Wisconsin will return to prison within three years…almost 69% nationwide.

• It costs nearly $32,000 to keep one person in prison for one year

• Reentry intervention within the first 6-12 months can lessen the risk of reoffending and is critical to an offender’s success.

• In the past two decades, state general fund spending on corrections increased by more than 300 percent. Despite this increased spending, recidivism rates have remained largely unchanged. 

• In 2009, 91.4% of Circle of Support participants remained successfully in the community rather than being returned to prison.

• Statewide, approximately 50% of released prisoners return to prison for new offenses or supervision rules violations within three years.

• In Circles' first years, recidivism has been reduced by 54% for Circles participants.

• Public Safety is a community issue.

Resources

 WPPRI Report:
"Stopping the Revolving Door: Reform of Commnity Corrections in Wisconsin"