Outcomes

Outcomes Report

Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2023

This report assesses data for one year ending June 30, 2023, for a program that provides in-custody cognitive behavioral treatment. Of the 135 individuals discharged from the program during the year, 72% successfully completed the program and only 21% were discharged for disciplinary reasons. In an assessment of 128 participants at Graham Correctional Center and 3 other in-custody programs in Illinois, there was a 15% reduction in assessed criminal risk using the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales instrument.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2023

This report assesses data for one year ending June 30, 2023, for a program that provides in-custody cognitive behavioral treatment. Of the 135 individuals discharged from the program during the year, only 18% failed for disciplinary reasons. In an assessment of 128 participants at Taylorville Correctional Center and 3 other in-custody programs in Illinois, there was a 15% reduction in assessed criminal risk using the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales instrument.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2023

This report assesses data for one year ending June 30, 2023, for a program that provides in-custody cognitive behavioral treatment and training. At fiscal yearend, 173 participants were involved with the program. This report assesses the results of 274 individuals discharged, and only 18% were unsuccessfully discharged. It also reviews staff training initiatives and performance measures the DOC established. In an assessment of 128 participants at the Jacksonville Correctional Center and 3 other in-custody programs in Illinois, there was a 15% reduction in assessed criminal risk using the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales instrument. Researchers calculated the state saved more than $3.2 million through reduced incarceration costs.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2023

This report assesses data for one year ending June 30, 2023, for a program that provides in-custody cognitive behavioral treatment and training. At fiscal yearend, 173 participants were involved with the program. This report assesses the results of 165 individuals discharged, key events at the center, staff training initiatives and milestones and other performance measures the DOC established. In an assessment of 128 participants at SWICC and 3 other in-custody programs in Illinois, there was a 15% reduction in assessed criminal risk using the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales instrument. Researchers calculated more than $7 million was saved by the state through reduced incarceration costs too.

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Ventura County Probation | June 2023

A 45-page independent study by EvalCorp, measuring recidivism and rearrest data over several years, service participation levels, and participant satisfaction, found the Adult Reporting and Resource Centers in Ventura County are producing positive results. The study also concluded that the longer participants remained in the program, the better the outcomes.

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Idaho Department of Correction | January 2023

GEO Reentry operates seven centers in Idaho that deliver evidence-based treatment and reentry services. This report assesses pre- and post-programming data during the calendar year 2022 for program participants as well as data points on accountability services. The seven centers served 1,173 participants during the year, and there was a 36% risk reduction as measured by the LSI-R for a sample population measured. Other factors such as number of drug and alcohol screens, employment gains, attendance rates, and referrals made from the center were assessed as well.

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NJ State Parole Board | May 2023

GEO Reentry provided reentry services during calendar year 2022 to 703 individuals on parole. While full in-person services did not resume until the end of 2022, the CRC services remained impactful for participants. This report assesses attendance rates, drug tests, referrals made to outside community resources, employment, and risk levels. Assessing pre- and post-program data, the report found major gains among participants reducing risk levels which in turn reduce recidivism.

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Dauphin County Probation | April 2023

For more than a decade, GEO Reentry has operated the RSC for the probation department. This report assesses data points for 132 participants who entered the program in calendar year 2022. It finds very positive attendance rates, more than 1,000 drug tests administered and only 16% positives, and employment gains of 110% for discharged participants. Importantly, when assessing a sample 34 program participants during this year, there was a 36% risk reduction as measured by the LSI-R.

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Luzerne County Probation | April 2023

Since 2010, GEO Reentry has operated the RSC for the probation department. This report assesses data points for 140 participants who entered the program in calendar year 2022. It finds very positive engagement results, including an 87% accountability check-in rate, lower substance abuse rates, 54% employment gains, and positive program discharges. Of importance, when assessing 70 successful program completions during this year, there was a 41% risk reduction as measured by the LSI-R.

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Cambria County Probation | April 2023

For more than a decade, GEO Reentry has operated the RSC for the probation department. This report assesses data points for 259 participants who entered the program in calendar year 2022. It finds very positive engagement results, including a 96% accountability check-in rate, lower substance abuse rates, significant employment gains, and positive program discharges. Of note, when assessing 63 successful program completions during this year, there was a 28% risk reduction as measured by the LSI-R.

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Ventura County Probation | July 2022

GEO Reentry operates two DRCs for the probation department, in Ventura and in Simi Valley, and duration for participants is typically 180 days. This report assesses pre- and post-programming data for 47 program participants over an 18-month period, ending June 30, 2022. Applying the Texas Christian University’s Criminal Thinking Scales tool, researchers found an 18% criminal risk reduction for moderate- and high-risk participants across six domains at the Ventura location and a 13% reduction for the same population assessed in Simi Valley.

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California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | April 2022

This report assesses pre- and post-programming data for 40 parolee program participants during the calendar year 2021. The average time between assessments was 218 days. Applying the Texas Christian University’s Criminal Thinking Scales tool, researchers found a criminal risk reduction averaging 12% over six domains. For a moderate- and high-risk subset of participants, the risk reduction jumped to 23%.

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Shasta County Probation | May 2022

GEO Reentry has operated the Shasta County DRC for the probation department for 10 years. This report assesses outcomes data over a 12-month period ending April 7, 2022. Measuring pre- and post-programming data for 58 program participants applying the Texas Christian University’s Criminal Thinking Scales tool, researchers found a criminal risk reduction averaging 14% over six domains. For moderate- and high-risk subset of participants, results were even more dramatic.

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Orange County Probation | October 2022

GEO Reentry operates two DRCs for the Orange County Probation Department. This report assesses outcomes data over an 18-month period ending June 30, 2022, for both centers. During this time almost 500 individuals were served. The report finds positive results in participant attendance, discharge data, and community referrals. Most importantly, using pre- and post-program data, participants had lower criminal risk scores using two trusted assessments tools.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons | October 2022

The Sacramento DRC delivers evidence-based treatment programs designed to reduce criminal behavior. This report measures results over 12 months, ending June 30, 2022, and finds significant change in the 102 participants served, including a 24% reduction in risk score, significant employment gains from when a participant entered the program until the time they exited it, and high satisfaction marks through a participant survey.

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Napa County Probation | May 2022

Participants at the Napa County Community Corrections Service Center are typically involved in the program from a year to 18 months. This report assesses 49 participants during the calendar year 2021 and found an 11% reduction in criminal thinking for all of these 49 individuals using the Texas Christian University’s Criminal Thinking Scales assessment tool. When measuring results for 25 of these individuals who were considered high- or moderate-risk, the results were even more impressive.

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California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | April 2022

This report assesses the pre- and post-result assessments of 307 adults on parole at 10 California Day Reporting Centers over the course of 2021. Researchers found criminal thinking decreased within the studied group by an average of 15%, using The Criminal Thinking Scales tool developed by Texas Christian University.

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Louisville Metro Department of Corrections | September 2022

The Louisville Metro Criminal Justice Commission opened the RSC as a cost-effective alternative to incarceration that could also reduce recidivism. This outcomes report captured data during the calendar year 2021, and finds the program reduced criminal risk among participants significantly, had excellent engagement as measured by attendance at services, achieved high employment gains and helped the agency save more than $1 million in jail-avoidance costs.

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NJ State Parole Board | June 2022

Despite the pandemic, GEO Reentry provided reentry services during calendar year 2021 to 626 individuals on parole. This report assesses data points for these participants, looking at services provided, including treatment groups delivered and referrals to community resources made. Assessing pre- and post-program data, the report found major gains among participants in finding jobs and significant risk level reductions using both the LSI-R and the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales across six domains measuring antisocial cognition and attitudes.

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Lycoming County Adult Probation Office | April 2022

A new outcomes report for this reentry program focused on participant data for calendar year 2021. More than 178 individuals successfully completed the program in 2021. Also highlighted are big gains in employment for participants, high levels of engagement, and significant improvement in antisocial cognition and attitudes due to programming.

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Luzerne County Department of Probation Services | April 2022

This report analyzes 2021 data from the center, leading with an assessed risk of 86% when a participant enters the program to a risk score of 44% upon program completion. Among other factors, the report also highlights significant gains in employment for the 80 program graduates.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2021

The in-custody treatment program at Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center suspended in-person services due to the pandemic. This new report, based on program data from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, reflects that, while COVID-19 did impact daily operations, both participants and staff experienced positive outcomes after adjustments were made to ensure program fidelity and participant safety. Audit results indicating 100% compliance in all performance measures help illustrate that staff’s attempts to adapt the program were successful.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | July 2021

Illinois has been focused on reentry efforts for more than two decades, and this new report spanning services delivered in 2020 assesses how participants performed in key areas, such as criminogenic risk, employment, substance abuse usage, and overall engagement with the activities six Chicago-area reentry programs deliver. Risk scores were reduced by half for the 500+ participant sample size—meaning participants were much less likely to recidivate—and other significant gains were recorded.

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Luzerne County Department of Probation Services | April 2021

Established in 2010 to help alleviate jail crowding and reduce chronic recidivism, this reentry program has become an important component of the local criminal justice system. This report analyzes 2020 data from the center, and highlights employment gains, reduced risk scores, and other key service factors for program participants.

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Lycoming County Adult Probation Office | January 2021

The Lycoming Reentry Service Center provides evidence-based reentry programming and electronic monitoring for individuals on community supervision. Program participants receive cognitive behavioral treatment and training to change criminal thinking. This report analyzes data for 201 individuals who graduated the program between 2015 and 2019. Results found decreased recidivism and increased cost savings.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | August 2020

Across six GEO Reentry-managed Reentry Service Centers, which provide non-residential treatment and training, researchers assessed a number of critical factors, including recidivism reduction, feedback from participants on staff performance, drug positivity rates, and job placement upon program completion. The results were impressive, including a risk reduction across each of six criminogenic factors.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons | May 2020

The Leidel Residential Reentry Center provides transitional services for males and females returning from prison. These services focus on reducing criminal thinking and enhancing successful reentry to community life. This outcomes report assesses the pre- and post-treatment risk scores from a sample of 77 participants in 2019. The results found a significant drop in criminal risk.

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New Jersey State Parole Board | March 2020

In addition to other reentry initiatives, the New Jersey State Parole Board funds Community Resource Centers where parolee reentry services are delivered. GEO Reentry operates five of these NJ CRC programs. This outcomes report examines the pre-treatment and post-treatment risk scores for 256 participants who completed programming at one of these five CRC programs between Jan. 1, 2019 and Dec. 10, 2019. The results were dramatic, with those studied having a 29% risk reduction score after completing evidence-based treatment and training.

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Louisville Metro Department of Corrections | March 2020

Opened in 2011, the implementation of a day reporting program was a goal of the Louisville Metro Criminal Justice Commission to develop more cost-effective alternatives to incarceration that assist in reducing recidivism. This outcomes report finds the program is reducing the risk of participants to recidivate, lowering costs through jail avoidance, preparing participants to find jobs, and receiving high marks from participants as well.

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Las Vegas Metro Police Department | March 2020

To help prepare inmates for successful reentry, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department opened an in-custody reentry program in the Clark County Detention Center for inmates nearing the end of their time incarcerated. This outcomes report assesses the results of pre- and post-treatment changes in risk scores for participants using Level of Service Inventory-Revised®, Criminal Thinking Scales, and Victim Impact Scales. With each measurement tool, participant risk scores improved.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | December 2019

Nationwide, states recognize that the most cost-effective way to enhance public safety is to break the cycle of reincarceration after individuals return from prison to the community. Illinois has been focused on reentry efforts for more than two decades. In this report, researchers analyzed data over three years for discharged parolees who went through six GEO Reentry programs in Illinois versus a control group. The risk-score reductions were dramatic.

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California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | November 2019

The evaluators analyzed the pre-treatment and post-treatment CTS scores for 240 participants from the Pomona DRC. The participants were treated at the DRC between 2015 and 2018. The average treatment episode for the participants was approximately eight months. The participants had a significant decrease, both clinically and statistically, averaging an 8% reduction (2 points) across the six scales. The results indicated that the programming at the Pomona DRC significantly reduced criminal thinking for participants in the moderate- to high-risk sample as evidenced by the changes in their CTS scores from pre-test to post-test.

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California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | November 2019

The evaluators analyzed the pre-treatment and post-treatment CTS scores for 131 participants from the Stockton DRC. The participants were treated during 2018, and an average treatment episode for the participants was approximately 180 days. The results indicated that the programming at the Stockton DRC significantly reduced criminal thinking in the participants in the moderate- and high-risk sample as evidenced by the changes in their CTS scores from pre-test to post-test.

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North Carolina Department of Corrections | February 2018

The Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011 led to significant changes in sentencing laws in North Carolina, changes that led to revisions in practices set 20 years prior. The state decided, rather than returning technical probation violators to incarceration with no services, to return violators to unique in-custody facilities for in-prison programming for up to 90 days. In analyzing 480 program participants in 2017, this report explores how North Carolina’s Confinement in Response to Violation Center in Lumberton has reduced criminal thinking significantly between pre- and post-treatment.

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North Carolina Department of Corrections | February 2018

In North Carolina’s Confinement in Response to Violation Centers, GEO Reentry uses the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales (CTS) to measure the effect of programming on antisocial cognition and attitudes. In analyzing 582 program participants who attended the Morganton CRV, this report explores how programming has reduced criminal thinking significantly between pre- and post-treatment.

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Kern County Probation | January 2018

Assessing outcomes data is an important factor in evaluating the value of a reentry program for a jurisdiction. The Kern County Probation Department, with the assistance of its Research, Analysis and Data Unit, reviewed outcomes data from its Day Reporting Center program over a two-year period. The DRC, a non-residential program designed for medium- to high-risk probationers, achieved positive results in the study. Assessing three groups: DRC graduates; probationers who had received at least 90 days of programming; and a control group that received no DRC services, found only 30% of graduates recidivated while the control group recidivated at a 53% rate. Additionally, the data showed graduates who did recidivate were typically convicted of lesser offenses than the other groups assessed.

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Illinois Department of Corrections | November 2017

The Illinois DOC funds reentry service centers statewide for parolees returning to community life. In these RSC programs, parolees receive evidence-based programming, including cognitive behavioral treatment, in a non-residential setting. A key to a participants’ success is reducing their level of risk. GEO Reentry Services, which operates the RSC programs, uses the LSI-R tool to assess risk levels. This study, assessing 253 program participants in five RSCs, found that their risk levels had dropped 13% in assessed risk when they participated in RSC programming. For parolees who completed the program, their assessed risk dropped further, with their risk levels reduced by 22%. Additionally, for 225 participants deemed at high-risk for recidivating who completed the program, their risk score dropped an impressive 19.5%.

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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections | October 2017

Reducing offender risk and focusing on stable employment are key factors for participants in reentry services. This study reviews four non-residential reentry service centers in Pennsylvania, including Franklin County RSC, Dauphin County RSC, Lancaster County RSC, and York County RSC. Participants in this study group had their risk scores—measured by the LSI-Revised—drop by 29.6%, moving these participants from what many consider at high to medium risk of recidivating. Additionally, an average of 71.9% of reentrants obtained employment while at the reentry service centers.