Recidivism rates after 1 year of release were lower among the cohort released during the COVID-19 mitigation period compared to the pre-COVID period, but only slightly for arrests for a violent crime

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Source: Loyola's Center for Criminal Justice analyses of data provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois State Police/Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Includes 15,268 unique individuals released from prison during the pre-COVID period and 11,848 during the COVID-19 period following a court-imposed prison sentence.