RT Article
T1 Oregon’s Transitional Leave Program and Recidivism
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 51
IS 1
SP 43
OP 65
A1 Harmon, Mark G.
A2 Campbell, Christopher M.
A2 Henning, Kris
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1871801451
AB The State of Oregon has operated an early prison release program called Short-Term Transitional Leave (STTL) since 1989. The program was designed to improve prison releasee reentry planning and reintegration in the community. In the last 10 years, Oregon expanded STTL several times, with individuals now being released up to 120 days early. We assessed whether differences in recidivism existed between STTL and those completing their planned sentence and if the length of their leave is associated with differential recidivism. We used propensity-score matching (PSM) to create quasi-experimental models. The results indicate no appreciable observed associations between STTL and rearrest, reconviction, or reincarceration. However, there were higher rates of technical violations among STTL participants, especially for those with the longest release time.
K1 transitional leave
K1 Prison reentry
K1 propensity-score matching
K1 Sentencing
K1 Recidivism
DO 10.1177/00938548231208192