PATCH MOMS ARE SHOWING LOWER RECIDIVISM RATE THAN OTHER OFFENDERS

According to reports from the Missouri Department of Corrections, the recidivism rate for females who have participated in PATCH is 25.5%.  The recidivism rate for other females with dependents in the general prison population at CCC is 37.2%.   Recidivism is the percent of offenders released from prison from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2014, who have returned to prison within two years of release.