Certainly the length of time away from the crime means that their likelihood of reoffending really declines. The first 60 days or 90 days after they complete their time in custody...but the people who are eligible for this are the ones who have put their lives back in order. If you've been clean for five years, chances are that you're on the right path. You have some stability. You have a really serious commitment to living crime-free lives, and these are the people who need to be rewarded and encouraged, not to be, as Rodney so eloquently put it, almost re-traumatized by going through this process. It's not a good process.
On December 6th, 2018. See this statement in context.