Appendix D: Council for State Governments: Time to Reoffend

Appendix D of the Massachusetts Sentencing Guidelines, which includes a data visualization of the time to re-arraignment for DOC recidivists.

Katie Mosehauer, Steve Allen, Monica Peters, and Cassondra Warney, CSG Justice Center-Massachusetts Criminal Justice Review: Working Group Meeting 4 Intermin Report (New York: The Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2016), 35. Reprint with permission from The Council of State Governments Justice Center.

Most recidivism happens shortly after release from prison, making the first six months to a year critical times to supervise people in the community

Time to Re-Arraignment for DOC Recidivists

FY2011 Releases 
DOC Release Recidivists N = 1,391

In a 3 year tracking period, 27% of recidivism occurs in the first 6 months after release. 54% of recidivism occurs in the first year after release. 83% of recidivism occurs in the first two years after release.

CSG Justice Center analysis of FY2011-2014 Parole Board's SPIRIT HOC, DOC, and CORI data.

Council of State Governments Justice Center