Desistance Rate within 60 days of Program Completion
Current Value
98%
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Story Behind the Curve
One focus area that has emerged from research on crime is desistance, which is generally defined as the cessation of offending.
Wright County Health & Human Services tracks individual recidivism rates for the people we work with through our Release Assistance Program. This graph shows the percentage of individuals who have not returned to the Wright County Jail 60 days post release.