NCJ Number
172586
Date Published
1996
Length
33 pages
Annotation
This study examined recidivism rates for participants in Stay'n Out, a drug treatment program operated at two New York State Department of Correctional Services' facilities.
Abstract
The study focused on 1,364 inmates for whom complete data were available. This included 437 female inmates who participated in the program at Bayview Correctional Facility and 927 male inmates who participated in the program at Arthurkill Correctional Facility. For both the male and the female participants, the study compared their demographic and legal characteristics as well as their return-to-custody rates for a follow-up period of up to 2 years after their release. The key variable used to distinguish program participants was their length of stay in the program (6 months or less and more than 6 months). Additionally, the effect that age-at-release had on return rates was examined. Using survival analysis, data show that longer time in the program was associated with lower return rates after 12, 18, and 24 months of exposure to the community for both men and women. Age at release also apparently had an effect on return rates, since older inmates, controlling for their length of time in the program, had return rates lower than their younger counterparts. These findings are consistent with previously published studies of the Stay'n Out program. 14 tables, 2 figures, and a 5-item bibliography