Don Davies at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On March 3rd, 2011. See this statement in context.

March 3rd, 2011 / 9:50 a.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Could I just stop you there and ask you to focus a bit on recidivism?

I'm told that, for example, in Texas, which was a leading proponent of those policies, the recidivism rate is some 50%. In fact it was described as a revolving door. Fully 50% of the inmates in the Texas correctional system came out of jail and were back in jail within I think a 36-month period. Would you agree with me that the recidivism rates have been largely unimpacted by that policy?

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