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New DE Blueprint Seeks to Reduce Cycle of High Recidivism Rates

James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware.
Zoe Read
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WHYY
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware.

More than 65% of people released from Delaware’s prison system end up back behind bars within three years, according to the state’s Statistical Analysis Center. WHYY’s Mark Eichmann has more on the state’s new blueprint to reduce the cycle.

(Original air-date: 10/30/21)

Mark Eichmann has been covering news in Delaware for nearly 20 years. In addition to writing about Delaware for WHYY, Mark is deputy managing editor of WHYY’s Delaware desk in downtown Wilmington. Since starting at WHYY in 2008, he’s produced hundreds of stories for radio, TV, and web.