Data Source: MA DOC, Counties Inmates Released to in 2010, Appendix, & U.S. Census). (Graph: Prison Policy Initiative, 2012)
Evidence of differential incarceration rates: Number of men released by the DOC in 2010 by the place they returned to, per 10,000 adult men in that community.
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- March 19, 2025:
Join Prison Policy Initiative’s Advocacy Department at 1 PM EST on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, for a webinar about understanding recidivism. We will cover strategies from our recidivism toolkit, including an overview of recidivism statistics and what they really mean, how to combat the “Willie Horton” effect, and ways that advocates can transform the narrative around reentry to make it less focused on negative outcomes and more focused on the ways that returning citizens contribute to their communities.
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